secretary

Japanese: secretary
secretary

...In Latin, the word scriba, which comes from the root "to write," is used, but in the New Testament, it is translated as "law scholar" because it means a person who records and interprets Jewish scriptures. On the other hand, the word secretary has also come to be used, since a scribe is in charge of secrets under a king or a person in power. In addition to the narrow meaning of a secretary, in Britain and America it is also used to refer to a minister or chief executive officer (the equivalent word for minister is minister, which means an assistant)....

From [Desk]

…During the Rococo period in the 18th century, floral and geometric inlays and Chinese-style lacquering were used to add a new level of splendor. Around 1700, a writing desk called a secretary appeared, which had a large bookcase or shelf with double doors on top of the bureau. The inclined board of the bureau became vertical, and the front door could be tilted forward to become a writing table. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "secretary" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ラテン語では〈書く〉を語源とするscribaという語があてられるが,ユダヤ教の教典を記録し解釈する人という意味から,新約聖書では〈律法学者〉の訳が用いられている。いっぽう,書記は王,権力者のもとで,秘密secretumにあずかっているという点をとらえてsecretaryという語も用いられるようになった。狭義の秘書の意のほか,イギリス,アメリカでは大臣・長官の呼称にもなっている(大臣にあたる語としては,補佐役を意味するministerもある)。…

【机】より

…18世紀のロココ様式時代には,花模様や幾何学模様の寄木細工や中国趣味(シノアズリー)の漆塗が施されて一段と華麗さを増した。1700年ころからビューローの上に観音開きの扉付き大型書棚あるいは整理棚を載せたセクレタリーsecretaryとよぶ書きもの机が現れた。ビューローの傾斜板は垂直になり,正面の扉を前に倒すと書台になる。…

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