Answer:

legates

Answer	Crossword Clue
LEGATES	Papal envoys
LEGATES	Official emissaries
LEGATES	Papal representatives

LEGATES	Ambassadors.
LEGATES	Papal envoys.
LEGATES	Envoys.
LEGATES	Envoys
LEGATES	Diplomats
LEGATES	Emissaries
LEGATES	Papal diplomats

Crossword

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