Word of the Week: factotum (făk-TŌ-təm)

Definition

(Noun) An employee who does all kinds of work; (especially in earlier use) a domestic servant or employee who undertakes all kinds of household tasks.

In Context

“An abbot is not a factotum; he cannot and should not do everything.”

Mark A. Scott, At Home with Saint Benedict: Monastery Talks, 2011.