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-
            
            
               plural protonotaries apostolic or prothonotaries 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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