Famulus

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See also: famulus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin famulus (“servant”).

Noun

Famulus m (strong, genitive Famulus, plural Famuli or Famulusse)

(dated, formal) famulus
Synonyms: Assistent, Helfer, Adlatus
- 1928, Stefan Zweig, “Georg Friedrich Händels Auferstehung”, in Sternstunden der Menschheit:
  Aber da kam schon vom unteren Stockwerk Christof Schmidt, der Famulus, der Helfer des Meisters, der eben sich eingefunden hatte, um einige Arien auszukopieren; auch ihn hatte der dumpfe Fall aufgeschreckt.
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Further reading

“Famulus” in Duden online
“Famulus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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