Glossary : courier
Definition 1
One who is sent on some public occasion as an express, to
bear despatches, letters, and other papers.
2. Couriers sent. by an ambassador or other public minister, are protected
from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, 123.
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