Prothonotary
[proh-thon-uh-ter-ee, proh-thuh-noh-tuh-ree] /proʊˈθɒn əˌtɛr i, ˌproʊ θəˈnoʊ tə ri/
noun, plural prothonotaries.
1.
a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
2.
Roman Catholic Church.
any of the seven members of the college of prothonotaries apostolic, charged chiefly with the registry of pontifical acts and canonizations.
an honorary title for certain other prelates.
3.
Greek Orthodox Church. the chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.
prothonotary
/ˌprəʊθəˈnəʊtərɪ; -trɪ; prəʊˈθɒnə-/
noun (pl) -taries
1.
(formerly) a chief clerk in certain law courts
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