2. One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Abbreviator — Abbreviator, plural Abbreviators in English or Abbreviatores in Latin, also called Breviators, were a body of writers in the papal chancery, whose business was to sketch out and prepare in due form the pope s bulls, briefs and consistorial… … Wikipedia
ABBREVIATOR — nomen officii, in Cancellaria Pontificis Roman. cuiusmodi ministri LXXII. ibi sunt a Summariis Supplicationum quoque dicti. Munus illorum est, incumbere ad Bullarum pictacia, apud Macrum Hierolex. dividunturque in tres classes: utpote e quibus… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Abbreviator — Abbreviatoren (lat.) waren die wichtigsten Beamten der päpstlichen Kanzlei. Sie waren hauptsächlich, seit dem Jahr 1350, für die Anfertigung der Entwürfe zu den päpstlichen Bullen zuständig. Darüber hinaus bearbeiteten sie weithin selbständig… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Abbreviator — Ab|bre|vi|a|tor der; s, ...oren <aus lat. abbreviator »jmd., der abkürzt«> hoher päpstlicher Beamter, der Schriftstücke (Bullen, Urkunden, Briefe; vgl. ↑Breve) entwirft (bis 1908) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
abbreviator — noun see abbreviate … New Collegiate Dictionary
abbreviator — See abbreviate. * * * … Universalium
abbreviator — noun a) Agent noun of abbreviate; one who abbreviates or shortens. b) One of a college of seventy two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards… … Wiktionary
abbreviator — æbrɪËvɪeɪtÉ™(r) n. one who abbreviates, one who shortens, summarizer … English contemporary dictionary
abbreviator — ab·bre·vi·a·tor … English syllables
abbreviator — noun one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work • Syn: ↑abridger • Derivationally related forms: ↑abbreviate, ↑abridge (for: ↑abridger) • Hypernyms: ↑redact … Useful english dictionary
