secretarial

[ sek-ri-tair-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work:

   a secretarial school.

Other Words From

• nonsec·re·tari·al adjective
• subsec·re·tari·al adjective
• unsec·re·tari·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secretarial¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; secretary + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“It’s a disaster,” said Brewer, 69, who works part time after running a secretarial and legal and medical transcription small business.

From Seattle Times

He finished high school, earned a college degree in legal secretarial work and got married.

From Los Angeles Times

And it does: seasoned professionals finding energy in the enthusiasm of young upstarts, who are themselves eager to step out of the secretarial pool and into the front windows of bookstores across America.

From Los Angeles Times

It was slow and often tedious … and I find this hard to imagine, but apparently, by World War II, it was seen as sort of secretarial work.

From Scientific American

The group is chaired by Mr Fysh, and in May he told the BBC that the matter related to whether the secretarial services provided to the body's committee were correctly registered as benefits.

From BBC