conclavist

American

[kon-kley-vist, kong-] / ˈkɒn kleɪ vɪst, ˈkɒŋ- /

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.

Etymology

Origin of conclavist

1590–1600; < Italian conclavista < Medieval Latin conclāv ( e ) conclave + -ista -ist

Example Sentences

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Any conclavist who may leave the conclave cannot on any account return.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various

Each cardinal is accompanied by a clerk or secretary, known for this reason as a conclavist, and by one servant only.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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