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secretarie

secretarie is the obsolete spelling of secretary.

Meaning of secretary

Noun

secretary (plural secretaries)

  1. A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
    • I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.
  2. (capitalized, often) The head of a department of government.
    • Well briefly, sir, I am the Permanent Under Secretary of State, known as the Permanent Secretary.1980 February 25, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “Open Government”, in Yes Minister, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne)
  3. A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
    • Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.
  4. (US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
  5. A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
  6. (obsolete, original sense) Someone entrusted with a secret; a confidant.

See all 9 meanings of secretary

Forms of secretarie

pluralsecretaries

Questions about secretarie

What is secretarie the obsolete spelling of?
Secretarie is the obsolete spelling of secretary.

Words near secretarie in the dictionary

  1. secretarian
  2. secretariat
  3. secretariate
  4. secretariates
  5. secretariats
  6. secretarie
  7. secretaried
  8. secretaries
  9. secretaries general
  10. Secretaries of State
  11. secretaries-general

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