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4 | position of secretary (or post of secretary) |
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Sur la toile |
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position of secretary (or post of secretary) Explanation: As discussed in the Wikipedia reference provided by mchd, it was the usual custom at that time to pay for the privilege of serving the king in certain capacities. In this case, it was to serve as secretary to the king. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2018-11-19 20:44:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- One way to translate the sentence fragment provided in the question might be: "make payment to acquire the position of ordinary Secretary in the king's chamber." I assume that an "ordinary Secretary" was more limited in his (or her) responsibilities. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days 8 hrs (2018-11-20 21:28:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Robert Dictionary gives one of the meanings of "charge" as "role, fonction", and it translates "fonction" as "post, office". I think you'd be safe to translate "charge" as "post" in this instance. Another way to translate the partial sentence you provided could be: "buy the post of 'Ordinary Secretary' in the king's chamber". |
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Reference: Sur la toile Reference information: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrétaire_du_roi |
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