Secretary — Sec re*ta*ry, n.; pl. {Secretaries}. [F. secr[ e]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It. secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a secret. See {Secret}, a. & n.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secretary bird — Secretary Sec re*ta*ry, n.; pl. {Secretaries}. [F. secr[ e]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It. secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a secret. See {Secret},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secretary — (n.) late 14c., person entrusted with secrets, from M.L. secretarius clerk, notary, confidential officer, confidant, from L. secretum a secret (see SECRET (Cf. secret)). Meaning person who keeps records, write letters, etc., originally for a king … Etymology dictionary
secretary — [sek′rə ter΄ē] n. pl. secretaries [ML secretarius, one entrusted with secrets < L secretum: see SECRET] 1. a) a person whose work is keeping records, taking care of correspondence and other writing tasks, etc. as for an individual in a… … English World dictionary
secretary — [14] A secretary was originally a ‘person in someone else’s confidence, sharing secret or private matters with them’ (‘[Christ] taking with him his three special secretaries, that is to say Peter and James and John’, Nicholas Love, Mirror of the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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