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notaire

British  
/ ˌnəʊˈtɛə /

noun

  1. (in France) a public official authorized by the state to attest and certify certain legal documents, oversee property transactions, etc

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Etymology

Origin of notaire

French

Example Sentences

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He took on the name "Jacques Villon" back in the '90s, when he was painting in secret on Montmartre and trying to convince his father, a stern notaire, that he was really attending law school.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pc. à la minute des présentes demeurée en la Garde et possession du dit notaire soussigné.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

It is the garden of monsieur le notaire.

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

And when my friend the notaire comes to play chess with me, you should see him eye my antiques, ah, so covetously; I see him, but I never let on.

From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by Edwards, George Wharton

Charles Gariépy et Jean-Baptiste Gosselin au dit lieu, témoins à ce appellé, qui ont signé avec Messire Louis Payet et notaire soussigné, ainsi signé Charles Gariépy, Jean-Bte.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir