ɐ kəmˈɪsɚɹi ɐpɔstˈɑːlɪk ɪz kəmˈɪsɚɹi ˈaɪ.ˈiː. wˈʌn hˌuː hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd pˈaʊɚ fɹʌm ɐ lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət suːpˈiəɹɪɚɹ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə pˈæs dʒˈʌdʒmənt ɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈɔːz ɔːɹ tə tˈeɪk ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ɪt hˌuː hˈæzbiːn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə pˈoʊp, hˈɛns kəmˈɪsɚɹi ɐpɔstˈɑːlɪk.
A Commissary Apostolic () is Commissary (i.e. one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it) who has been appointed by the pope, hence commissary Apostolic.