syncellus

noun

syn·​cel·​lus

sə̇nˈseləs

plural syncelli

-eˌlī

: a diocesan official in the Eastern Church serving usually as the secretary and chaplain of a bishop or metropolitan

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Middle Greek synkellos, from Late Greek, cell mate, from Greek syn- + Late Greek kella cell, from Latin cella

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