notarial

[ noh-tair-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
2. drawn up or executed by a notary public.

Other Words From

• no·tari·al·ly adverb
• quasi-no·tari·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of notarial¹

First recorded in 1475–85; notary + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Every Jew in the northeastern department must have a license to do business, and a notarial authorization for pawnbrokerage.

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Whatever he removed may possibly some day be found, as Harrisse thinks, among the notarial records of Valencia.

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He and his son Christopher pursued their trade as weavers, as the notarial records show.

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It is easily proved, however, that notarial entries in Italy show him to have been in that country on August 7, 1473.

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The two former had protections, or notarial certificates of their being American citizens.

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