referendary (referendari)

[ In suits which a man doth not well understand, it is good to refer them to some friend of trust and judgment; but let him chuse well his referendaries , for else he may be led by the nose. Bacon , Suitors (ed. 1887). If I were by your appointment your referendary for news, I should write but short letters, because the times Donne , Letters, xxiv. are barren. 2. An officer acting as the medium of communication with a sovereign.-3. [Tr. Gr. ῥε φερενδάριος.] An official who is the medium of communication between the patriarch of Constantinople and the civil authorities. This office has existed since the sixth century.