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Home Dictionary Name: protoprothonotary
prothonotary pl: -ries [Late Latin protonotarius, from proto- first in time + Latin notarius stenographer] : a chief clerk of any of various courts of law pro·thon·o·tar·i·al [prə-thÄ -nə-ter-ē-əl] adj ...
Proto
A combining form prefix signifying first primary primordial as protomartyr the first martyr protomorphic primitive in form protoplast a primordial organism prototype protozoan...
Proto Doric
Pertaining to or designating architecture in which the beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found...
Protoxide
That one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen See Proto 2 b...
Maiden
Maiden, A young unmarried woman. 2. (Scots Law) An instrument used to behead criminals. It was the proto type of the guillotine. Hence, 'to kiss the maiden was to be put to death.' H. Percy Smith, Glossary of Terms and Phrases 307 (1883), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963.It is an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. It consisted of a broad piece of iron about a foot square, very sharp in the lower part, and loaded above with lead. At the time of execution it was pulled up to the top of a frame about eight feet high, with a grove on each side for it to slide in. the prisoner'' neck being fastened to a bar underneath, and the sign being given, the maiden was let and the sign being given, the maiden was let loose, and the head served from the body. The prototype of the guillotine....
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