Prothonotary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The principal clerk in certain courts of law.
  • n. Roman Catholic Church One of a college of 12 ecclesiastics charged with the registry of important pontifical proceedings.
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  • n. A chief clerk of one of various courts of law.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chief notary or clerk.
  • n. Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master.
  • n. A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States.
  • n. Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications.
  • n. The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A chief notary or clerk.
  • n. Specifically — Originally, the chief of the notaries; now, in the Roman Catholic Church, one of a college of twelve (formerly seven) ecclesiastics charged with the registry of acts, proceedings relating to canonization, etc.
  • n. In the Gr. Ch., the chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople, who superintends the secular-work of the provinces.
  • n. In law, a chief clerk of court; formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of Common Pleas and in the King's Bench.
    • Word Usage
    "The prothonotary was a suave and diplomatic elder who seemed keenly interested in the small monk's life."
    Equivalent
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