prothonotary

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: protonotary

Antonyms: protonotary

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|historical}} A chief legal [[clerk]] or [[notary]] in Roman [[Byzantium]], and (hence) in [[Rome]]. {{defdate|15th–19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism}} One of the seven [[prelate]]s, constituting a [[college]] in the [[Roman]] [[Curia]], whose office is to register [[pontifical]] acts and to make and preserve the official record of [[beatification]]s. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
3. A [[registrar]] or chief clerk in various [[court of law|courts of law]], especially {{i|US}} in a county court, {{i|Australia}} in certain state [[Supreme Court]]s, {{i|Canada}} in Federal Court. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|Greek Orthodox Church|historical}} The chief secretary of the [[patriarch]] of [[Constantinople]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.