prothonotary
[ proh-thon-uh-ter-ee, proh-thuh-noh-tuh-ree ]
/ proʊˈθɒn əˌtɛr i, ˌproʊ θəˈnoʊ tə ri /
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noun, plural pro·thon·o·tar·ies.
a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
Roman Catholic Church.
- any of the seven members of the college of prothonotaries apostolic, charged chiefly with the registry of pontifical acts and canonizations.
- an honorary title for certain other prelates.
Greek Orthodox Church. the chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.
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OTHER WORDS FROM prothonotary
pro·thon·o·tar·i·al [proh-thon-uh-tair-ee-uhl, proh-thuh-noh-tair-], /proʊˌθɒn əˈtɛər i əl, ˌproʊ θə noʊˈtɛər-/, adjectiveWords nearby prothonotary
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prothonotary
protonotary
/ (ˌprəʊθəˈnəʊtərɪ, -trɪ, prəʊˈθɒnə-) /
noun plural -taries
(formerly) a chief clerk in certain law courts
Derived forms of prothonotary
prothonotarial (prəʊˌθɒnəˈtɛərɪəl) or protonotarial, adjectiveWord Origin for prothonotary
C15: from Medieval Latin prōthonotārius, from prōtho- proto- + Late Latin notārius notary
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