secretary

English

/ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/, /ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.
  • A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
  • (often) The head of a department of government.
  • A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
  • (US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
  • A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krey-

Gloss

separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part

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Kanji

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