protonotary

American  

[proh-ton-uh-ter-ee, proht-n-oh-tuh-ree] / proʊˈtɒn əˌtɛr i, ˌproʊt nˈoʊ tə ri /

noun

plural

protonotaries

1. prothonotary.

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Other Word Forms

• protonotaryship noun

Example Sentences

Of a religious vocation, understood in the theological sense, there appears to have been no pretence, but ten years later we find him a priest, with the rank of apostolic protonotary.

From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by MacNutt, Francis Augustus

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)

The protonotary did not answer, but walked sulkily into the house.

From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

The protonotary Savello had mysteriously disappeared when the news of Checco's flight had been brought him; but Caterina was soon informed that he had taken refuge in a Dominican monastery.

From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)