fidus Achates
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of fidus Achates
Latin, literally: faithful Achates, the name of the faithful companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid
Example Sentences
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No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ducrot, who was the fidus Achates of Trochu, is no longer in his good graces.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
Lever wrote to his fidus Achates in Dublin, expressing his goodwill for Curry & Co., who had hitherto treated him fairly.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund
"Oh, Bill," said fidus Achates from the passage, with the usual Californian prefatory ejaculation.
From The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Harte, Bret
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