famulus
Americannoun
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famuli
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of famulus
1830–40; < Latin: servant, slave; cf. family
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His famulus Wagner, a type of the ardent and contented bookworm, comes in to get instruction on the art of public speaking, and Faust lays down the law to him.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno
He elbowed his way through the crowd, and placed himself, with solemn, official mien, between the squire and the provost's men, directly opposite the little famulus on the bench.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
The fact is, the Tarasconese hero was something worth painting,—squat, round-shouldered, head bent forward, the muffler round his chin like a strap, and his flaming little eye taking aim at the terrified famulus.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
In important negociations he made use of his famulus as an interpreter.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
At the great hall table sat also the cardinal's famulus and his secretary, with two Italian ecclesiastics belonging to his train.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
That is right, Harry," he said; "faithful little famuli, see all and say nothing.
From The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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