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‖ fidus Achates|ˈfaɪdəs æˈkeɪtiːz|
[L., = faithful Achates (Virgil Aen. vi. 158, etc.).]
A devoted follower, henchman.
1603Sir C. Heydon Def. Judic. Astrol. xx. 411 Yet I haue tied my selfe to be fidus Achates to him. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. I. 125 Dr. Lewis, who is the fidus Achates of my uncle. 1839Dickens Let. 13 May (1965) I. 550 Mr. Macrone and his fidus Achates Mr. Hansard. 1934Times Lit. Suppl. 24 May 377/4 In Portsmouth they arrest the fidus Achates. |