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Famulus

[FAM-yə-ləs]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, mid 19th century

1.

An assistant or servant, especially one working for a magician or scholar.

Examples of Famulus in a sentence

"Salem disliked being referred to as Sabrina's famulus."

"The magician summoned a famulus to handle the heavy-duty work around the castle."

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