PROTONOTARY


Meaning of PROTONOTARY in English

n. (pl. -ies) (also prothonotary) a chief clerk in some law courts, orig. in the Byzantine court. Protonotary Apostolic (or Apostolical) a member of the college of prelates who register papal acts, direct the canonization of saints, etc.

[ med.L protonotarius f. late Gk protonotarios (as PROTO-, NOTARY) ]

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