NOTARIUS

notarius (noh-tair-ee-[schwa]s), n. [fr. Latin nota “a character or mark”] 1. Roman law. A writer (sometimes a slave) who takes dictation or records proceedings by shorthand. • A notarius was later also called a scriba. 2. Roman law. An officer of the court who takes a magistrate’s dictation by shorthand. Cf. SCRIBA. 3. Hist. An […]