1. (n.) An ambassador or envoy.

2. (n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.

3. (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.

4. (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.

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