protonotary
Americannoun
plural
protonotariesOther Word Forms
- protonotaryship noun
Example Sentences
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The protonotary Savello had mysteriously disappeared when the news of Checco's flight had been brought him; but Caterina was soon informed that he had taken refuge in a Dominican monastery.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Of a religious vocation, understood in the theological sense, there appears to have been no pretence, but ten years later we find him a priest, with the rank of apostolic protonotary.
From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by MacNutt, Francis Augustus
The protonotary did not answer, but walked sulkily into the house.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
And as Checco's influence diminished Savello's increased; the protonotary began to take greater authority in the councils, and often he seemed to contradict Checco for the mere pleasure of overbearing and humiliating him.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
She walked on with her stately indifference, and when the protonotary addressed her, repelled him with disdain.
From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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