First Known Use: 1619
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amanuensis
noun aman·u·en·sis \ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs\
plural aman·u·en·ses\-(ˌ)sēz\
Definition of AMANUENSIS
: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
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Origin of AMANUENSIS
Latin, from (servus) a manu slave with secretarial duties
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- scribe, calligrapher, copyist, penman, scrivener
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