amanuensis

[uh-man-yoo-en-sis]

noun

plural

amanuenses 

1. a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.

amanuensis

/ əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪs /

noun

1. a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts

Word History and Origins

Origin of amanuensis¹

1610–20; < Latin ( servus ) āmanuēnsis, equivalent to ā- a- ⁴ + manu-, stem of manus hand + -ēnsis -ensis

Word History and Origins

Origin of amanuensis¹

C17: from Latin āmanuensis, from the phrase servus ā manū slave at hand (that is, handwriting)

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