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prothonotary
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prothonotary, n. [LL. protonotarius, fr. Gr. prw^tos first + L. notarius a shorthand writer, a scribe: cf. F. protonotaire.].
- A chief notary or clerk. Herrick. [1913 Webster]
- Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master. Wharton. Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople. [1913 Webster]
Prothonotary warbler (Zoöl.), a small American warbler (Protonotaria citrea ). The general color is golden yellow, the back is olivaceous, the rump and tail are ash-color, several outer tail feathers are partly white.
ROGET THESAURUS
prothonotary
Recorder
N recorder, notary, clerk, registrar, registrary, register, prothonotary, amanuensis, secretary, scribe, babu, remembrancer, bookkeeper, custos rotulorum, Master of the Rolls, annalist, historian, historiographer, chronicler, journalist, biographer, antiquary, memorialist, interviewer.
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