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notary

[ noh-tuh-ree ]

noun

, plural no·ta·ries.


notary

/ nəʊˈtɛərɪəl; ˈnəʊtərɪ /

noun

  1. a notary public
  2. (formerly) a clerk licensed to prepare legal documents
  3. archaic.
    a clerk or secretary


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Derived Forms

  • notarial, adjective
  • noˈtarially, adverb
  • ˈnotaryship, noun

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Other Words From

  • nota·ry·ship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of notary1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin notārius “clerk,” from not(āre) “to mark” ( note ) + -ārius -ary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of notary1

C14: from Latin notārius clerk, from nota a mark, note

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Example Sentences

It was an elevated technocrat who made sure businesses were registered, state archives were maintained, and notaries public were current.

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It was easier for me than for my wife, who is a notary and didn’t want to restart her practice since we thought the conflict would end quickly and we’d return to Donetsk.

From Time

It included signatures from Hogan and a notary but none from a judge.

These are real people, real allegations, signed with notaries, who are alleging the following, among other contentions, they are alleging — this is one county, Wayne County, Michigan.

Two unidentified men on a motorcycle shot Maria Elena Ferral at least three times on March 30 while she was leaving the office of a local notary in the city of Papantla, in Veracruz state.

From Fortune

He will then hire a car to take the notary public to the prison on the day of the wedding.

He then made a point of registering the title with a local notary public on March 28.

Also in on the Davis con were Lydia Eileen Pearce, one of the owners of the Steward-Pearce Mortuary, and notary Barbara Ann Lynn.

He was the son of a notary at Nismes, and started in life with a good education, but with no fortune.

Thynne's edition, 1532); and a printed copy by Julian Notary (Ju.

This council replaced Rogron with the notary Auffray and chose Ciprey for vice-guardian.

The notary was set up in business by his younger brother and grew rich rapidly.

In 1821 she transmitted a terrible and fatal disease to Crottat, the notary.

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