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Connotar, Conotar, n. Also: -nottar, -noter. [med. L. connotarius, obs. F. connotaire (16th c.). Cf. Notar.] A notary acting conjointly with another.(a) 1561 Glasgow Prot. II. 94.
The saidis parteis requirit instrumentis befoir thir witnes[ses] … and Sir George Brownesyide, connoter 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 537.
Arthour … thairupoun askit instrumentis and documentis of us connotaris publict undersubscrivand 1584 Edinb. Test. XIV. 15.
The singular luif & fauour quhilk he declarit in presens of ws connotaris and witnessis 1604 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 1009.
The which day, in presence of … us connotars publick under subscribing, compeared [etc.] 1616 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 344.
With my hand at the pen led be the connotaris under subscryvand, becaus I can not wreat 1655 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 346.
Mr Iohne Waddrap, noter publict and connoter(b) 1580 Prot. Bk. A. Millar 69.
In presence of ws conoteris and witnesis Ib. 70.
For wsconotaris vnderwritten 1598 Prot. Bk. T. Auchinlek 67.
The said Arthour and George … askit instrumentis in the handis of ws conotaris wndirwretin 1654 Glasgow Chart. II. 32.
I, Alexander Pettigrew, conotar, doe subscryve also for the said Johne Craig 1683 Decis. Lords F. 47.
The charger offered to condescend upon the inserter, who was one of the co-nottars subscribers of the bond