PROTONOTARY

PROTONOTARY Pro *ton "o *ta *ry, n.

protonotary

pro ton o tar y |prōˈtänəˌterē, ˌprōtəˈnōtərē ˌproʊdəˈnoʊdəri |(also prothonotary ) ▶noun ( pl. protonotaries ) chiefly historical a chief clerk in some courts of law, originally in the Byzantine court. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from late Greek prōtonotarios, from prōtos ‘first ’ + notarios ‘notary. ’

Protonotary Apostolic

Pro ton o tar y Ap os tol ic ▶noun ( pl. Protonotaries Apostolic ) a member of the Roman Catholic college of prelates who register papal acts and direct the canonization of saints.

protonotary

protonotary |ˌprəʊtəˈnəʊt (ə )ri, prəˈtɒnət (ə )ri |(also prothonotary ) ▶noun ( pl. protonotaries ) chiefly historical a chief clerk in some law courts, originally in the Byzantine court. ORIGIN late Middle English: via medieval Latin from late Greek prōtonotarios, from prōtos ‘first ’ + notarios ‘notary ’.

Protonotary Apostolic

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.