segretario
Segretario is an Italian noun meaning “secretary,” used for a person who performs secretarial duties such as managing correspondence, filing, scheduling, and general administrative tasks in an office. The term can also designate an official title or role. It derives from Latin secretarius, a clerk or secretary, from secretus meaning secret or confidential.
Common uses vary by context. In business and public administration, a segretario handles administrative work; in
In religious institutions, the Vatican uses Segretario di Stato della Santa Sede, the senior official after
As a surname, segretario exists in Italian onomastics, reflecting ancestral occupation. The feminine form is segretaria,