fidus Achates
Example Sentences
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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
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)
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)
Since Binny Wallace's death, Pepper Whitcomb had been my fidus Achates; we occupied desks near each other at school, and were always together in play hours.
From The Story of a Bad Boy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
