protonotary
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Can I not sin, but thou wilt be My private protonotary?
From A selection from the lyrical poems of Robert Herrick by Palgrave, Francis Turner
And as Checco's influence diminished Savello's increased; the protonotary began to take greater authority in the councils, and often he seemed to contradict Checco for the mere pleasure of overbearing and humiliating him.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
In 1773 he was ordained priest in Rome, and was admitted to the famous Academy of Arcadia, was made a Knight of the Golden Spur, and was appointed protonotary and chamberlain to the Pope.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
He, nevertheless, remained syndic, that is, legal adviser to the city, just as, after his admission to the council, Sastrow continued his functions of protonotary, or first secretary.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
The protonotary was received with all due honour.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
After the protonotaries left the sketching of the minutes to the abbreviators, those de Parco majori, who ranked as prelates, were the most important officers of the apostolic chancery.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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