fidus Achates
Example Sentences
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No. 2 man on the board is the President's fidus Achates, Harry Hopkins.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has long been the fidus Achates of the Hampden Company.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suddenly the door opened and Captain Clinton appeared, followed by his fidus Achates, Detective Sergeant Maloney.
From The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life by Klein, Charles
"Oh, Bill," said fidus Achates from the passage, with the usual Californian prefatory ejaculation.
From The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Harte, Bret
Isabella was attended and consoled in her retirement by her faithful servant Transita, her "fidus Achates."
From An Old Sailor's Yarns by Ames, N. (Nathaniel)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
