notaire

noun

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

Word Origin

French

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Examples from the Web for notaire

Historical Examples

I must see my lawyer—my notaire, mademoiselle—in the morning, and arrange my affairs.
The Burglars' Club
Henry A. Hering
Bazot, Notaire Amiens, had an imitation of the old style of armorial plate, with a ribbon on which the dates 1548 and 1848 appear.
French Book-plates
Walter Hamilton
The notaire, hastening to Cedillo, takes up hastily son manteau et son chapeau.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844
Various
First and most resplendent of them appeared the individual whom Olwen rightly guessed to be the notaire from Bordeaux.
The Disturbing Charm
Berta Ruck

notaire

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for notaire

Historical Examples

I must see my lawyer—my notaire, mademoiselle—in the morning, and arrange my affairs.

Bazot, Notaire Amiens, had an imitation of the old style of armorial plate, with a ribbon on which the dates 1548 and 1848 appear.

The notaire, hastening to Cedillo, takes up hastily son manteau et son chapeau.

First and most resplendent of them appeared the individual whom Olwen rightly guessed to be the notaire from Bordeaux.