prothonotary

English - Turkish

Definition of prothonotary in English Turkish dictionary

İstanbul Rum patriğinin baş katibi

baş katip

Related Terms

office of the prothonotary

görev prothonotary

English - English

Definition of prothonotary in English English dictionary

A chief clerk of one of various courts of law

{n} a chief notary, a register

Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master

A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States

The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople

A chief notary or clerk

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

a chief clerk of any of various courts of law

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prothonotary warbler

A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland

prothonotary warblers

plural form of prothonotary warbler

prothonotary-warbler

Attributive form of prothonotary warbler

a prothonotary-warbler look about him.

prothonotary warbler

A small North American bird (Protonotaria citrea) having a deep yellow head and breast and inhabiting wooded swamps

Hyphenation

pro·thon·o·ta·ry

Etymology

[ prO-'thä-n&-"ter-E, " ] (noun.) 15th century. From Middle English prothonotarie, from Medieval Latin prothonotarius, from Late Latin protonotarius, from Ancient Greek (proto-) + Latin notarius (“secretary”)