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NOTARY

\nˈə͡ʊtəɹi], \nˈə‍ʊtəɹi], \n_ˈəʊ_t_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of NOTARY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An official permitted by law to attest or certify deeds and contracts, administer oaths, etc. Also, notary public.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

NOTARIAL.
NOTARIALLY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

An officer who attests writings.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

An officer who is empowered to administer oaths, take depositions, etc.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A public officer who attests deeds and other writings, to make them authentic in another country;â€”one who protests notes or bills of exchange;â€”generally called a notary-public.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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