conclavist

noun

con·​clav·​ist

-və̇st

plural -s

: an individual (as an ecclesiastical secretary or a lay servant) who attends a cardinal in a conclave

cardinals who are ill or infirm may have two conclavists

—Arnaldo Cortesi

Word History

Etymology

Italian conclavista, from conclave (from Medieval Latin) + -ista -ist

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