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famulus

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fam⋅u⋅lus

[fam-yuh-luhs]
–noun, plural -li [-lahy] .
a servant or attendant, esp. of a scholar or a magician.

Origin:
1830–40; < L: servant, slave; cf. family
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fam·u·lus   (fām'yə-ləs)   
n.   pl. fam·u·li (-lī')
A private secretary or other close attendant.

[German, from Latin.]
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