Nunciature
Pronunciation : Nun"ci*a*ture
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, fr. nuncius, nuntius, messenger: cf. F. nonciature, It. nunziatura. See Nuncio.]
Definition : Defn: The office of a nuncio. Clarendon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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