Also apocrisary. [ad. med.L. apocrisiārius delegate, deputy, f. Gr. ἀπόκρισι-ς answer: see -ARY.] A person appointed to give and receive answers; spec. a papal nuncio, or secretary.
1432–50. trans. Higden, Rolls Ser. VI. 337. Pope Nichol … sente Arsenius his apocrisary.
1610. Carleton, Jurisdict., 131. The Pall was offered you by our Apocrisiaries, (that is Chaplanes).
1725. trans. Dupin’s Eccl. Hist. 17th C., I. v. 109. Afterwards, they sent those who were to reside at Court, and to manage all Affairs which might come before them. Their Names were Apocrisiaries.
1744. J. Lewis, Life Bp. Pecock, 124. The pall was tendred to him by his [Paschal’s] apocrisaries.
