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In literature, the term legate is used to denote a high-ranking emissary or representative, often appointed by the church or state to deliver important messages and wield considerable authority. Its usage spans historical narratives, dramatic encounters, and travel chronicles, where the legate often appears as an arbiter in disputes or as the messenger of divine mandate, such as when enforcing ecclesiastical commands or negotiating political affairs ([1], [2]). The role is also infused with personal drama and gravitas, casting the legate as a pivotal figure whose actions can alter the course of events—whether offering counsel in moments of crisis or serving as a symbol of higher authority in literary conflicts ([3], [4], [5], [6]).
  1. [22] The epistle to Raymond was accompanied with one to the legate, instructing him to compel the count to make amends and perform the crusade.
    — from A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
  2. When the Legate heard their story, he was greatly surprised, and deemed the thing to be of great honour and advantage for the whole of Christendom.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  3. She had a special recommendation to the legate, who often visited her, but in the greatest secrecy.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  4. At the sack of Beziers with 20,000 inhabitants the papal legate cried, “Slay all, the Lord will know how to seek out and save His own.”
    — from Church History (Volumes 1-3) by J. H. (Johann Heinrich) Kurtz
  5. Beccheria : Tesauro of the Pavian family Beccheria, Abbot of Vallombrosa and legate in Florence of Pope Alexander IV.
    — from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
  6. And even there, methinks, an angel spake: Look where the holy legate comes apace, To give us warrant from the hand of heaven
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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