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prothonotary
[proh-thon-uh-ter-ee, proh-thuh-noh-tuh-ree]
noun
plural
prothonotariesa chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
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.
Greek Orthodox Church.the chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.
prothonotary
/ ˌprəʊθəˈnəʊtərɪ, prəʊˈθɒnə-, -trɪ, prəʊˌθɒnəˈtɛərɪəl /
noun
(formerly) a chief clerk in certain law courts
Other Word Forms
- prothonotarial adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prothonotary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prothonotary1
Example Sentences
Preparing to release a prothonotary warbler after banding it at the Fort Morgan State Historic Site in Fort Morgan, Ala., last month.Credit...
In the fall, there’s a chance you’ll peep various warblers — including prothonotary warblers, blue-winged warblers and chestnut-sided warblers — alongside waterfowl, such as wood ducks and Canada geese, and a plethora of vireos, such as white-eyed vireos and warbling vireos.
Rare bird: Yellow-orange with blue-gray wings, the Prothonotary Warbler has been spotted in Fresno.
Landscape architect Kate Orff is taking in the scene: the tiger swallowtail butterflies flitting from bank to bank, the flash of the prothonotary warblers and the music of the creek itself, which is rushing over a washboard of rocks in a way that is both energetic and calming.
In the property’s hardwood forests, small, yellow birds called prothonotary warblers will flit from branch to branch.
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