notaire

/ (ˌnəʊˈtɛə) /

noun

(in France) a public official authorized by the state to attest and certify certain legal documents, oversee property transactions, etc

Word Origin for notaire

French

Example sentences from the Web for notaire

  • The notaire, hastening to Cedillo, takes up hastily son manteau et son chapeau.

  • First and most resplendent of them appeared the individual whom Olwen rightly guessed to be the notaire from Bordeaux.

    The Disturbing Charm |Berta Ruck
  • I must see my lawyer—my notaire, mademoiselle—in the morning, and arrange my affairs.

    The Burglars' Club |Henry A. Hering
  • Bazot, Notaire Amiens, had an imitation of the old style of armorial plate, with a ribbon on which the dates 1548 and 1848 appear.

    French Book-plates |Walter Hamilton