PROTOCOLLING

Verb

protocolling

present participle of protocol

Source: Wiktionary


PROTOCOL

Pro"to*col, n. Etym: [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. prw os the first (see Proto-) +

1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. Burrill.

2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.

3. (Diplomacy) (a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on. (b) A convention not formally ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.

Pro"to*col, v. t.

Definition: To make a protocol of.

Pro"to*col, v. i.

Definition: To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HABIT

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