The Communal Secretary. A Possible Professional Genealogy

Authors

  • Ana-Maria Ambrosă „Petre Andrei” University of Iaşi, Romania Author
  • Romeo-Paul Postelnicu „Petre Andrei” University of Iaşi, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63331/upalaw/36/03

Keywords:

administration, communal secretary, scribe

Abstract

Defined by current legislation as the general secretary of the administrative-territorial unit, the civil servant who manages all administrative acts issued by local authorities has a professional history that can include multiple and apparently unrelated figures, from ancient scribes, to medieval copyists and chroniclers, to secretaries of royal courts and noble houses, up to the modern bureaucrat who flanks the daily decisions of local notables with his legal expertise and censorship. The common thread of this fictional genealogy is the intellectual competence of the secretary to put discursive order in the acts of will of governors.

Author Biographies

  • Ana-Maria Ambrosă, „Petre Andrei” University of Iaşi, Romania

    Lecturer Ph.D., "Petre Andrei" University of Iași, Romania

  • Romeo-Paul Postelnicu, „Petre Andrei” University of Iaşi, Romania

    Associate Professor Ph.D., "Petre Andrei" University of Iași, Romania

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Published

2026-02-15

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Vol. 36 (2026): Anuarul Universitatii "Petre Andrei" din Iasi - Fascicula: Drept, Stiinte Economice, Stiinte Politice

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