Pronunciation: pr ə - ' tä-n ə - ˌ ter- ē -, pr ō -t ə - ' nä-t ə -r ē -
Variant: or pro · thon · o · tary apostolic \ pr ə - ' thä-n ə - ˌ ter- ē -, ˌ pr ō -th ə - ' nä-t ə -r ē - \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural protonotar · ies apostolic or prothonotar · ies apostolic
Date: 1682
: a priest of the chief college of the papal curia who keeps records of consistories and canonizations and signs papal bulls also : an honorary member of this college