notary
[ noh-tuh-ree ]
/ ˈnoʊ tə ri /
noun, plural no·ta·ries.
Nearby words
notancephalia, notanencephalia, notaphily, notarial, notarize, notary, notary public, notate, notation, notch, notch baby
Origin of notary
Related formsno·ta·ry·ship, noun
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notary
/ (ˈnəʊtərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a notary public
(formerly) a clerk licensed to prepare legal documents
archaic a clerk or secretary
Derived Formsnotarial (nəʊˈtɛərɪəl), adjectivenotarially, adverbnotaryship, noun
Word Origin for notary
C14: from Latin notārius clerk, from nota a mark, note
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Word Origin and History for notary
notary
c.1300, "clerk, secretary," from Old French notarie "scribe, clerk, secretary" (12c.) and directly from Latin notarius "shorthand writer, clerk, secretary," from notare, "to note," from nota "shorthand character, letter, note" (see note (v.)). Meaning "person authorized to attest contracts, etc." is from mid-14c.; especially in notary public (late 15c.), which has the French order of subject-adjective. Related: Notarial.
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