prothonotary

Meanings

• noun

  A high-ranking notary public or clerk of court in some jurisdictions, particularly in Pennsylvania and Delaware in the United States.

  - "The prothonotary is responsible for maintaining the records of the court."
  - "The prothonotary swears in witnesses before they testify."

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Variants

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prothonotarial , prothonotaries , prothonotary , protonotaries , protonotary , prothonotary warbler , prothonotary warblers , prothonotaries apostolic , prothonotary apostolic , protonotaries apostolic , protonotary apostolic

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Etymology

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From the Greek word protonotarios, meaning 'first notary'.

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Trivia

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1. The prothonotary warbler is a migratory bird that breeds in the eastern United States and Canada.

2. Prothonotaries were once responsible for reading out the law to the people in medieval Europe.

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Related Concepts

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1. notary public: A public official who authenticates documents for legal purposes.

2. clerk of court: An officer of the court responsible for maintaining and preserving the records and files of the court.

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Culture

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In literature, the term prothonotary has been used to refer to a high-ranking ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church. In music, there is a jazz standard called 'Protonotary's Penguins'.

How to Memorize "prothonotary"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person wearing a robe and holding a quill pen, swearing in witnesses in a courtroom.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a courtroom and a high-ranking official.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that a prothonotary is a 'first notary'.

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