no‧ta‧ry /ˈnəʊtəri $ ˈnoʊ-/ (
also ˌnotary ˈpublic)
noun (
plural notaries)
[countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: notarius 'writer of documents, secretary', from nota 'note, shorthand character'; ⇒ note1]
someone, especially a lawyer, who has the legal power to make a signed statement or document official
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