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AB AOTIS

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Definition (1910 Edition)

Lat. An. officer having eharge of actu, public records, registers, jour- Dals, or minutes; an officer who entered on record the acta or proceedings of a court; a elerk of court; a notary or actuary. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. See “Acta.” This, and the simflarly formed epithets A canccllis, A secretis, d lébellix, were also anciently the titles of a chancellor, (cancellarius,) in the early history of that office. Spelman, “Cancellarius.”
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.