referendary
Sign in to saveReferendary is the English form of a number of administrative positions, of various rank, in chanceries and other official organizations in Europe.
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- Instance of
- occupation
- Subclass of
- official
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- inception
- 1400-00-00
- applies to jurisdiction
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- female form of label
- referendarka
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- Pre-modern history {{anchor|Secular referendaries}}
- Canon law{{anchor|Ecclesiastical referendaries}}
- Germany {{anchor|Referendary in Germany}}
- References
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Referendary is the English form of a number of administrative positions, of various rank, in chanceries and other official organizations in Europe.
==Pre-modern history == The office of ' (plural: ', from the Latin '''', "I inform") existed at the Byzantine Court. Such officials reported to the Emperor on the memorials of petitioners, and conveyed to the judges the Emperor's orders in connection with such memorials.
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