(a) Producing anthers, as plants. (b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. Gray.
1. A chief notary or clerk. " My private prothonotary." Herrick. 2. Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master. [Eng.] Wharton. Burrill. 3. A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of the United States...
