notary
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈnoʊtəri/
:
notario
- Lapo Niccolini's cofather, Ser Antonio dall'Ancisa, a notary, helped Lapo settle a flawed business deal.
- notary public
A few weeks ago I was talking to some notaries and they're like, we're seeing an explosion in people borrowing money through Helocs.
- A few weeks ago I was talking to some notaries and they're like, we're seeing an explosion in people borrowing money through Helocs.
- Of course, I'm, I'm ordering, I, I order notary stamps from that that show up for people that have notarized things for Bank of America.
- And I'm like, I'm not some kind of Asian notary public.
Examples
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By doing this, the notary will have to legally add his name on the deed of the house.
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I'd forgotten to have a notary sign the divorce papers, she said.
Fiction book (1990) -
All you do is pay a few dollars, and you are a notary.
Academic text (2007) -
But he is my notary public... and must witness the signing in person.
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Have the notary certify these, then give them to the girl.
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The doctor, the reverend, the notary and the magistrate.
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Mr. Gittes, I am a notary public, not a mind reader.
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I'm a notary.
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Every time Berns needs the help of a notary public, she goes to Umboy to "legalize" everything.
Blog text (12) -
Before signing the agreement, I scheduled an appointment with a notary to ensure everything was legal.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who signs a document to show another person's signature is real
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5.7
An official who watches people sign documents, checks the signatures, and confirms they are valid for legal use
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7.6
A person who puts an official stamp on documents to make them legal
A person who signs a document to show it or its signature is real
A person who signs a document as a witness to show the signature is real
A person who watches and signs a document to show it is true
Compounds
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5.7
An official who watches people sign documents, checks the signatures, and confirms they are valid for legal use
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
notary = note (opaque) = notar + ary
Although the form resembles 'note' + the suffix '-ary', 'notary' is a borrowing with a specialized legal meaning not transparently deducible from 'note' by typical learners.
Etymology
The word notary comes from the Latin notarius, from nota meaning 'mark' or 'note', and it is the same root as the English word note. That's why a notary signs and 'marks' legal papers to show they are official.