Ap`o·cris'i·a·ryAp`o*cris`i*a'ri*us noun [ Latin apocrisiarius , apocrisarius , from Greek ... answer, from ... to answer; ... from + ... to separate.] (Eccl.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/103