ăpocrĭsĭārĭus or ăpocrĭsārĭus, ii, m. [ἀποκρίνομαι, to answer; ἀπόκρισις, an answer] (late Lat.),
a delegate , deputy , who performs a duty in the place of another , esp. of a high Church officer , called also responsalis, Julian. Epit. 6, 26; cf. Just.Nov. 6, 2; Hon. Aug. G. Anim. 1, 185.