legate
Example Sentences
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No kings, no emperor, some middlingly important nobles and one papal legate led the expedition.
From Salon
This matter came up for debate in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus persuaded them to remain neutral.
From Literature
Except for his time as legate, and for an ongoing feud with a notorious scoundrel named Regulus, the younger Pliny did not lead an especially eventful life.
From New York Times
Following a complex series of long-distance negotiations involving Prince Frederick III and the pontiff, papal legate Cardinal Cajetan formally examined Luther at Augsburg.
From Washington Post
The papal legate could hardly step out on the streets without being accosted by angry, agitated citizens.
From Washington Post
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