prothonotary

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词形变化

prothonotaries 复数 prothonotaries

别名

pronotary protonotary

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome.

    历史 废旧
  2. 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.

    宗教
  3. 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. 4.

    The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.

    历史

相关短语

prothonotary warbler [美国英语] [鸟类]兰翅黄森莺(Protonotaria citrea) prothonotary warblers

词源

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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