prothonotary
Oct. 11th, 2005 06:57 amprothonotary - n., the principal clerk or registrar in certain courts of law; the keeper of canonization records.
From Latin; the protho- is an alteration of Greek proto-, in the sense of first. With a tip of the hat to
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ETA: Meanwhile, Paul has pointed out the existence of the prothonotary warbler. Even better than a secretary bird!
---L.
From Latin; the protho- is an alteration of Greek proto-, in the sense of first. With a tip of the hat to
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ETA: Meanwhile, Paul has pointed out the existence of the prothonotary warbler. Even better than a secretary bird!
---L.