English
Parliamentary Secretary
Compound of parliamentary + secretary.
A compound of parliamentary + secretary
Latin cernō ‘to separate’
Latin sēcernō ‘to separate, set apart’
Latin secrētus ‘private, secret’
Medieval Latin secrētārius ‘one entrusted with secrets’
English secretary
Today it means
noun a Member of Parliament appointed, usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Parliamentary Secretary