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

In 1518 Hugo von Landenberg, bishop of Constance, made him one of his vicars-general, and Pope Leo X. appointed him papal protonotary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

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

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

At that moment a man ascended the ramparts and told us that the protonotary had received a letter from the Pope, in which he informed him that relief was on the way.

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

He was created a protonotary apostolic, and in July returned to Germany, as papal nuncio, with the celebrated bull Exsurge Domine directed against Luther’s writings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various