Sekretariat

See also: sekretariat

German

Etymology

From French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, derived from sēcrētārius (“secretary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ze.kre.ta.riˈaːt/, [ze-], [ˌzɛ-], [ˌzeː-], [-kʁe-], [-kʁə], [-taʁi-], [-taʁɪ-], [-ˈaːt], [-ˈjaːt]

Noun

Sekretariat n (genitive Sekretariats or Sekretariates, plural Sekretariate)

1. a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support
2. secretariat

Related terms

• Sekretär, Sekretärin

Further reading

• “Sekretariat” in Duden online