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conclavist

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con⋅clav⋅ist

[kon-kley-vist, kong-]
–noun
either of two persons who attend upon a cardinal at a conclave, one usually being an ecclesiastical secretary and the other a personal servant.

Origin:
1590–1600; < It conclavista < ML conclāv(e) conclave + -ista -ist
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