Apocrisiary

{ Ap′o‐cris″i‐a‐ry (�), ‖Ap′o‐cris′i‐a″ri‐us (�), } n. [L. apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr. Gr. � answer, fr. � to answer; � from + � to separate.] (Eccl.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.