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amanuensis

noun
/əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -ēnsis Latin āmanuēnsisbor. English amanuensis From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.

  1. borrowed from āmanuēnsis

Definitions

  1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

    • As pay was Lady Anne's object, and poor Georgiana was intended to be the amanuensis, should she be found capable of forming sentences out of disjointed hints, and of wrapping foul facts in clean composition.

  2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

    • “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]”
    • I, his mere amanuensis, am left to do what little I can to keep the institution functioning.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA