‖ famulus|ˈfæmjʊləs| Pl. famuli. [L. famulus servant.] An attendant; esp. on a scholar or a magician. 1837Carlyle Fr.Rev. (1872) III. iii. iii. 112 The Magician's Famulus got hold of the forbidden Book, and summoned a goblin.1852Thackeray Esmond i. v, Faithful little famuli see all and say nothing.