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Prothonotary

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Noun

1
A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. historical, obsolete
2
One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications.
3
A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia) in certain state Supreme Courts, (Canada) in Federal Court.
"I accordingly did direct him how to enter an appearance with the prothonotary and to obtain a copy of the plaint or declaration."
4
The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople. historical

Etymology

From Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin protonotarius, from Byzantine Greek πρωτονοτάριος (prōtonotários), from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) + Byzantine Greek νοτάριος (notários), from Latin notārius (“notary”).

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