protonotary apostolic
noun
pro·ton·o·tary apostolic
| \ prə-ˈtä-nə-ˌter-ē-
, prō-tə-ˈnä-tə-rē-
\
, prō-tə-ˈnä-tə-rē-
\
variants:
or prothonotary apostolic \ prə-ˈthä-nə-ˌter-ē-
, ˌprō-thə-ˈnä-tə-rē- \
, ˌprō-thə-ˈnä-tə-rē- \
plural protonotaries apostolic
or prothonotaries apostolic
Definition of protonotary apostolic
: a priest of the chief college of the papal curia who keeps records of consistories and canonizations and signs papal bulls
also
: an honorary member of this college
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