famulus

American

[fam-yuh-luhs] / ˈfæm yə ləs /

noun

a servant or attendant, especially of a scholar or a magician.

famulus British

/ ˈfæmjʊləs /

noun

(formerly) the attendant of a sorcerer or scholar

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Inflected Forms

noun

famuli

plural

Etymology

Origin of famulus

1830–40; < Latin: servant, slave; cf. family

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