Amanuensis

According to Merriam Webster:

Main Entry: aman·u·en·sisPronunciation: \ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural aman·u·en·ses \-(ˌ)sēz\

Etymology: Latin, from (servus) a manu slave with secretarial duties

Date: 1619

: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

Context: Mastered by Love, by Stephanie Laurens. 

Example sentence: I refuse to work as an amanuensis. In fact, if you want me to me your amanuensis, I'm going to have to insist that you talk to this hand.

New word that I read today

Escutcheon. Merriam-Webster says:

Main Entry: es·cutch·eon

Pronunciation: \is-ˈkə-chən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English escochon, from Anglo-French escuchoun, from Vulgar Latin *scution-, scutio, from Latin scutum shield — more at esquire

Date: 15th century

1 : a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
2 : a protective or ornamental plate or flange (as around a keyhole)
3 : the part of a ship's stern on which the name is displayed

[escutcheon illustration]

Found in: Mastered by Love, by Stephanie Laurens.

Example sentence created by me:

Look at the escutcheon hanging on the chapel in Frederiksborg castle of Hillerød, Denmark.

Captured Jul 11, 2005