PROTHONOTARY


Meaning of PROTHONOTARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈthä-nə-ˌter-ē, ˌprō-thə-ˈnō-tə-rē ]

noun

or pro·to·no·ta·ry prō-ˈtä-nə-ˌter-ē, ˌprō-tə-ˈnō-tə-rē

( 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 prō-ˌthä-nə-ˈter-ē-əl, ˌpro-thə-nō-ˈter-ē-əl adjective

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