notary [ˈnəʊt(ə)ri] (in full notary public) (pl. -ies)
a person authorized to perform certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions 公证人
派生 notarial adjective 语源
Middle English (in the sense clerk or secretary): from Latin notarius 'secretary', from nota 'mark'