n.
Pronunciation: pr ō - ' thä-n ə - ˌ ter- ē , ˌ pr ō -th ə - ' n ō -t ə -r ē
Variant: or pro · to · no · ta · ry \ pr ō - ' tä-n ə - ˌ ter- ē , ˌ pr ō -t ə - ' n ō -t ə -r ē \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English prothonotarie, from Late Latin protonotarius, from prot- + Latin notarius stenographer ― more at NOTARY PUBLIC
Date: 15th century
: a chief clerk of any of various courts of law
– pro · tho · no · tar · i · al \ pr ō - ˌ thä-n ə - ' ter- ē - ə l, ˌ pro-th ə -n ō - ' ter- ē - ə l \ adjective