Pronunciation: ' n ō -t ə -r ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural notaries public or notary publics
Etymology: Middle English notary clerk, notary public, from Latin notarius clerk, secretary, from notarius of shorthand, from nota note, shorthand character
Date: 15th century
: a public officer who attests or certifies writings (as a deed) to make them authentic and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable paper ― called also notary