FAMULUS
\fˈamjʊləs], \fˈamjʊləs], \f_ˈa_m_j_ʊ_l_ə_s]\
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fam'[=u]-lus, n. a private secretary or factotum: an attendant, esp. on a magician or scholar.--n. FAM'ULIST, a collegian of inferior position (Dr Murray doubts the word). [L. famulus, a servant.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry