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protonotary /ˌprəʊtəˈnəʊt(ə)ri, prəˈtɒnət(ə)ri/ (also prothonotary)

▶noun (pl. protonotaries) chiefly historical a chief clerk in some law courts, originally in the Byzantine court.

– origin ME: via med. L. from late Gk prōtonotarios, from prōtos ‘first’ + notarios ‘notary’.

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