Legates

The pope made an alliance with France, and Philip set deliberately to work to implicate England in the quarrel, whereupon Paul withdrew his legates from the Spanish dominions and cancelled the legation of ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

“He cares nothing for most things-including all of us he calls his legates, or colleagues, or whatever name he considers judicious at the time. ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1993)

Icily sober, Sulla called his legates together and told them. ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1993)

The people, who have just learned that the Pope and Emperor have recalled their legates and ambassadors, are awed and frightened. ❋ Unknown (1894)

Caesar was eager to decide at once on the destination of each legion, and to call the legates together to a council of war; but Macrinus was not so prompt and ready as usual on such occasions. ❋ Georg Ebers (1867)

The authority of the pope was commonly exercised by the "legates," [29] whom he sent out as his representatives at the various European courts. ❋ Hutton Webster (N/A)

For when as those seruants (which at the request of the Cardinall, attended vpon vs, namely the legates of ❋ Unknown (2004)

a nuncio, as distinguished from other papal envoys (such as legates, collectors), consists in this: that his office is specifically defined and limited to a defininte district (his nunciature), wherein he must reside; his mission is general, embracing all the interests of the Holy See; his office is permanent, requiring the appointment of a successor when one incumbent is recalled, and his mission includes both diplomatic and ecclesiastical powers. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

His much-herald stationing of NYPD detectives overseas was a direct slap at the Bureau, which has "legates," or legal attaches, in many of the same overseas countries. ❋ Len Levitt (2011)

One source says that Spartacus defeated Lentuluss legates and captured all of the armys baggage. ❋ Barry Strauss (2009)

Pompey divided the Mediterranean into thirteen separate areas, each under the command of one of his legates. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He stayed there some tine and dealt with various matters; among other things, he gave audience and leave to depart to legates from Sigfred, king of the Danes, and to those sent to him, supposedly in the cause of peace, by the khagan and the jugur, princes of the Huns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After Eardwulf, king of the Northumbrians, had been conducted back into his kingdom and the papal and imperial legates had begun their return journey, one of them, the deacon Ealdwulf, was captured by pirates and taken by them to Britain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After explaining the matter which had brought him, he set out for Rome; and on his return from there he was conducted back into his kingdom by legates of the Roman pontiff and the lord emperor. ❋ Unknown (2009)