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notary

/ˈnoʊtəɹi/ noun

In Latin: notārius, tabelliō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about notary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions.

Origin

From Middle English notarie, from Old French notarie (French notaire), from Latin notārius.

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