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Glossary entry

Latin term or phrase:

a secretis

English translation:

archivist

Added to glossary by Lota
Apr 30, 2012 01:22
12 yrs ago
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Latin term

a secretis

Latin to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
on a university diploma.
Proposed translations (English)
4 archivist
3 +3 secretary? annotator?

Discussion

Judit Babcsányi Apr 30, 2012:
Can you give us more context? The whole sentence would be helpful.

Proposed translations

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Selected

archivist

Apparently modelled after 'a libellis', etc., in which 'servus' was understood.
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+3
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secretary? annotator?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii
"Different departments of the imperial administration and certain high functionaries kept records, which were under the charge of an official known as a commentariis (cf. a secretis, ab epistulis)"
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http://www.textkit.com/greek-latin-forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t...
"About "a secretis", meaning "private secretary". Take a look to Latham and Mittellateinisches Wörteburch (Munich, 1959, s. u.). It seems that it is a medieval expression, formed by analogy with formulas such as "a libellis" or "ab epistulis", which were used to designate imperial servants."
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii

http://www.textkit.com/greek-latin-forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9073

Peer comment(s):
agree Michael de los Reyes : On a diploma, secretary.
1 hr
agree Veronika McLaren
10 hrs
agree Luis Antonio de Larrauri
1 day 12 hrs
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