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
She layed all her snares for Dr Lewis, who is the fidus Achates of my uncle.
From The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
Upon my word,"—he said, to his fidus Achates, Marius Longford,—"I am enduring a great deal for the sake of the Vancourt millions!
From God's Good Man by Corelli, Marie
The reasoning was intuitive rather than didactic; but the conviction was so forcible that I instinctively rose to return to the hospital for the black bag that is my fidus Achates on every emergency call.
From Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
