FIDUS ACHATES


Meaning of FIDUS ACHATES in English

[ ˌfʌɪdəs ə'keɪti:z ]

■ noun literary a faithful friend or devoted follower.

Origin

L., lit. 'faithful Achates' (a companion of Aeneas in Virgil's Aeneid ).

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