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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A prelate, usually a titular bishop, who has jurisdiction over a territory not in a diocese but subject directly to the Holy See.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[prelate + New Latin nullīus (dioecēsis), of no (diocese) (from Latin, genitive sing. of nullus, none).]
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