notary

  • 21notary — n. Notary public …

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  • 22notary — also notary pub.lic noun (C) someone, especially a lawyer, who has the legal power to make a signed statement or document official …

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  • 23notary — n notary public, certifier, official, functionary, clerk, registrar, official recorder …

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  • 24notary — no•ta•ry [[t]ˈnoʊ tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) bus notary public 2) obs. a clerk or secretary • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < L notārius clerk = not(āre) to note, mark + ārius ary no′ta•ry•ship , n …

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  • 25notary — /ˈnoʊtəri/ (say nohtuhree) noun (plural notaries) → notary public. {Middle English, from Latin notārius shorthand writer, clerk, secretary} …

  • 26notary — Same as notary public …

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  • 27notary — n. (pl. ies) (in full notary public) a person authorized to perform certain legal formalities, esp. to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, etc. Derivatives: notarial adj. notarially adv. Etymology: ME f. L notarius secretary (as NOTE) …

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  • 28notary public — no·ta·ry public / nō tə rē / n pl no·ta·ries public or notary publics [Latin notarius stenographer, from nota note, shorthand character]: a public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (as deeds) and takes affidavits,… …

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  • 29notary public — notary UK [ˈnəʊtərɪ] / US [ˈnoʊtərɪ] or notary public UK / US noun [countable] Word forms notary : singular notary plural notaries Word forms notary public : singular notary public plural notaries public legal someone who has the legal authority… …

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  • 30notary public — Notary No ta*ry, n.; pl. {Notaries}. [F. notaire, L. notarius notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th {Note}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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