- protonotary
- Same as prothonotary.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
protonotary
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Protonotary — Pro*ton o*ta*ry, n. Same as {Prothonotary}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protonotary — [prō tän′ə ter΄ē, prōt΄ə nōt′ər ē] n. pl. protonotaries PROTHONOTARY … English World dictionary
Protonotary — Prothonotary Pro*thon o*ta*ry (pr[ o]*th[o^]n [ o]*t[als]*r[y^]), or Protonotary Pro*ton o*ta*ry (pr[ o]*t[o^]n [ o]*t[als]*r[y^]), n.; pl. { ries} (pr[ o]*th[o^]n [ o]*t[als]*r[i^]z). [LL. protonotarius, fr. Gr. prw^tos first + L. notarius a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protonotary — n. (pl. ies) (also prothonotary) a chief clerk in some law courts, orig. in the Byzantine court. Phrases and idioms: Protonotary Apostolic (or Apostolical) a member of the college of prelates who register papal acts, direct the canonization of… … Useful english dictionary
Protonotary apostolic — In the Roman Catholic Church, protonotary apostolic (Latin protonotarii apostolicii ) is the title for a member of the highest non episcopal college of prelates in the Roman Curia or, outside of Rome, an honorary prelate on whom the pope has… … Wikipedia
Protonotary Apostolic — (also Protonotary Apostolical) noun a member of the Roman Catholic college of prelates who register papal acts and direct the canonization of saints … English new terms dictionary
protonotary — noun see prothonotary … New Collegiate Dictionary
protonotary — protonotaryship, n. /proh ton euh ter ee, proht n oh teuh ree/, n., pl. protonotaries. prothonotary. * * * … Universalium
protonotary — noun A variant of prothonotary … Wiktionary
Protonotary — The chief clerk in the court of *chancery. [< Gk. protos = first + Lat. notarius = notary, clerk] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
protonotary — [ˌprəʊtə nəʊt(ə)ri, prə tɒnət(ə)ri] (also prothonotary) noun (plural protonotaries) chiefly historical a chief clerk in some law courts, originally in the Byzantine court. Origin ME: via med. L. from late Gk prōtonotarios, from prōtos first +… … English new terms dictionary
