A notary or a notary public is a person, usually a lawyer, who has legal authority to witness the signing of documents in order to make them legally valid.
She is the town clerk and a certified public accountant and notary public.
notary in British English
(ˈnəʊtərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
1.
a notary public
2.
(formerly) a clerk licensed to prepare legal documents
3. archaic
a clerk or secretary
Derived forms
notarial (nəʊˈtɛərɪəl)
adjective
notarially (noˈtarially)
adverb
notaryship (ˈnotaryship)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin notārius clerk, from nota a mark, note
notary in American English
(ˈnoʊtəri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈnotaries
notary public
Word origin
ME notarye < OFr notaire < L notarius < notare, to note