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protonotary apostolic
noun pro·ton·o·tary apostolic \prə-ˈtä-nə-ˌter-ē-, prō-tə-ˈnä-tə-rē-\
plural protonotar·ies apostolic or prothonotar·ies apostolic
Definition of PROTONOTARY APOSTOLIC
: a priest of the chief college of the papal curia who keeps records of consistories and canonizations and signs papal bulls; also : an honorary member of this college
Variants of PROTONOTARY APOSTOLIC
pro·ton·o·tary apostolic or pro·thon·o·tary apostolic \prə-ˈthä-nə-ˌter-ē-, ˌprō-thə-ˈnä-tə-rē-\
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First Known Use of PROTONOTARY APOSTOLIC
1682
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