private secretary

noun

1. a person who attends to the individual or confidential correspondence, files, etc., of a business executive, official, or the like.

private secretary

noun

1. a secretary entrusted with the personal and confidential matters of a business executive

2. a civil servant who acts as aide to a minister or senior government official Compare parliamentary private secretary

Word History and Origins

Origin of private secretary¹

First recorded in 1765–75