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prothonotary
[ proh-thon-uh-ter-ee, proh-thuh-noh-tuh-ree ]
noun
- a 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
Derived Forms
- prothonotarial, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٳDz··ٲ·· [proh-thon-, uh, -, tair, -ee-, uh, l, proh-th, uh, -noh-, tair, -], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prothonotary1
yvlog 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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