The definition of a secretary is a person who does administrative work such as making appointments and sending letters, or is an official who is in charge of a government department.
(noun)See secretary in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. secretaries
Origin: ML secretarius, one entrusted with secrets < L secretum: see secret
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noun pl. sec·re·tar·ies
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Origin: Middle English secretarie
Origin: , from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius, confidential officer, clerk
Origin: , from Latin sēcrētus, secret; see Secret
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