Concept information
Preferred term
Secrétaire
Definition
- n. Middle English secretarie, from Medieval Latin secretarius, confidential employee, secretary, from Latin secretum secret, from neuter of secretus. Term of French origin that designates desks but its meaning is not clear. It has generally been applied to small or medium-sized desks that are used more for writing correspondence and storing papers than for bureaucratic tasks. Hence, it is a piece of furniture which, in addition to the normal lockable drawers, may also have drawers and hidden compartments that are not visible and remain secret and accessible only to the owner. Scientific literature is contradictory and does not seem to identify a specific typology; some speak of a portable desk or a type of bureau with a door. Either way, currently, their use is not recommended as the typology is not identified.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- secretary
URI
https://data.arxiuvalencia.eu/vocabulary/c_ec53a5c6
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