fidus Achates
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He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ducrot, who was the fidus Achates of Trochu, is no longer in his good graces.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
His fidus Achates, Cleary, had also received permission from his journal to accompany him, and the two set sail on a transport which carried details of troops.
From Captain Jinks, Hero by Beard, Daniel Carter
Mr. Murray, however, consulted his fidus Achates, Mr. Croker; and, putting the letters in his hands, asked him to peruse them, and, if he approved, to edit them.
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Smiles, Samuel
