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单词 fidus achates
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fidus Achatesn.

Brit. /ˌfʌɪdəs əˈkeɪtiːz/, U.S. /ˌfaɪdəs əˈkɑdiz/
Etymology: Latin, = faithful Achates (Virgil Aen. vi. 158, etc.).
A devoted follower, henchman.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] > faithful or devoted
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1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xx. 411 Yet I haue tied my selfe to be fidus Achates to him.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 125 Dr. Lewis, who is the fidus Achates of my uncle.
1839 C. Dickens Let. 13 May (1965) I. 550 Mr. Macrone and his fidus Achates Mr. Hansard.
1934 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 May 377/4 In Portsmouth they arrest the fidus Achates.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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