A work on ecclesiastical law, by William Lyndwode, official principal to Archbishop Chichele in the reign of Edward IV. 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, c. 25, p. 117. … [Read more...]

Those who adhered to the doctrine of Luther; so called because, in 1529, they protested against a decree of the emperor Charles V. and of the diet of Spires, and declared that they appealed to a general council. The name is now applied indiscriminately to all the sects, of whatever denomination, who have seceded from the Church of Rome. Enc. Lond. See Hale v. Everett, 53 N. H. … [Read more...]

Lat. In the civil law. One who has his domicile in a province. Dig. 50, 16, 190. … [Read more...]

In pleading. The indirect affirmation or denial of the truth of some matter which cannot with propriety or safety be positively affirmed, denied, or entirely passed over. See 3 Bl. Comm. 311. The exclusion of a conclusion. Co. Litt 124. In practice. An asseveration made by taking God to witness. A protestation is a form of asseveration which approaches very nearly to an oath. … [Read more...]

The title given to an officer who officiates as principal clerk of some courts. Vin Ab. h. t. 2. In the ecclesiastical law, the name of prothonotary is given to an officer of the court of Rome, he is so called because he is the first notary; the Greek word prootos signifying primus or first. These notaries have preeminence over the other notaries, and, are put in the rank of … [Read more...]