conclavist

[ 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 of conclavist

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

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How to use conclavist in a sentence

Each cardinal is accompanied by a clerk or secretary, known for this reason as a conclavist, and by one servant only.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 | Various
Any conclavist who may leave the conclave cannot on any account return.
Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, April 1875, Vol. XV., No. 88 | Various

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