pro·thon·o·tar·y (pr -th n  -t r  , prth-nt-r) also pro·ton·o·tar·y (pr-tn-tr, prt-nt-r)n. pl. pro·thon·o·tar·ies also pro·ton·o·tar·ies 1. The principal clerk in certain courts of law. 2. Roman Catholic Church One of a college of 12 ecclesiastics charged with the registry of important pontifical proceedings. [Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin pr thonot rius, from Late Latin prtonotrius : Greek prto-, proto- + Latin notrius, secretary (from nota, mark; see gn- in Indo-European roots).]pro·thon o·tari·al (pr-thn-târ-l, prth-n-târ-) adj. |
prothonotary [ˌprəʊθəˈnəʊtərɪ -trɪ prəʊˈθɒnə-], protonotary
n pl -taries
(Law) (formerly) a chief clerk in certain law courts
[from Medieval Latin prōthonotārius, from prōtho- proto- + Late Latin notārius notary]
prothonotarial [prəʊˌθɒnəˈtɛərɪəl], protonotarial adj
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