Notary

n. notary public, officer authorized to certify documents and deeds

Notary can refer to any of the following professions:Notary Public, a public official who notarizes legal documents and who can also administer and take oaths, and affirmations among other tasks.Civil law notary, a trained jurist working in civil law.Loan Signing Agent. a Notary Public who specializes in notarizing mortgage/ real estate documents.
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Noun
1. someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
(synonym) notary public
(hypernym) official, functionary
(derivation) notarize, notarise
(classification) law, jurisprudence

(n.)
One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.
  

(n.)
A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a notary public.
  

Also known as notary public: a legal officer with specific judicial authority to attest to legal documents usually with an official seal. - (read more on Notary)