conclavist
[kon-kley-vist, kong-]
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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.
Nearby words
- concise,
- concisely,
- conciseness,
- concision,
- conclave,
- conclination,
- conclude,
- conclusion,
- conclusive,
- conclusively
Origin of conclavist
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Examples from the Web for conclavist
Any conclavist who may leave the conclave cannot on any account return.
Each cardinal is accompanied by a clerk or secretary, known for this reason as a conclavist, and by one servant only.