secretarium
From LSJ
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sēcrētārĭum: ii, n. secretus,
I a remote, solitary, or secret place (post-class.).
I In gen.: ignes qui terrae secretariis continentur, App. de Mundo, p. 64, 39; id. Flor. p. 358, 28.—
II In partic., a sittingplace (set apart).
1 Of judges, a council chamber, Cod. Th. 1, 7, 1; Cod. Just. 3, 24, 3; 9, 3, 16; Lact. Mort. Pers. 15.—
2 Of ecclesiastics, a consistory, conclave, Sulp. Sev. S. Mart. 2, 1; Paul. Nol. Ep. 32, 16.
