famulus

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noun

A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounfamulus (plural famuli)

plural famuli

  1. A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar.

Origin

  1. Latinfamulus“servant”
  2. Englishfamulus

From Latin famulus (“servant”).

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APA

famulus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famulus

MLA

“famulus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famulus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “famulus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/famulus.

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