Prothonotary Definition

prō-thŏnə-tĕrē, prōthə-nōtə-rē
prothonotaries, protonotaries
noun
A chief clerk in some law courts.
Webster's New World
Any of the seven members of the College of Prothonotaries Apostolic, who record important pontifical events.
Webster's New World

One who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death.

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Other Word Forms of Prothonotary

Noun

Singular:
prothonotary
Plural:
prothonotaries

Origin of Prothonotary

  • Middle English prothonotarie from Medieval Latin prōthonotārius from Late Latin prōtonotārius Greek prōto- proto- Latin notārius secretary (from nota mark gnō- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin prothonotarius, from Late Latin protonotarius, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (protos) + Latin notarius (“secretary")

    From Wiktionary

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