HyperDic: notary

English > 1 sense of the word *notary*:
NOUN	person	notary, notary public	someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions

notary > pronunciation
Sounds	now'teriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *notary*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions.
Synonym	notary public
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	official, functionary	A worker who holds or is invested with an office
Spanish	escribana, escribano, notaria, notario
Catalan	notari
Verbs	notarize	authenticate as a notary