E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Pro’tocol.
The first rough draft or original copy of a despatch, which is to form the basis of a treaty. (Greek, proto-kleon, a sheet glued to the front of a manuscript, and bearing an abstract of the contents and purport. (Harmolaus Barbarus.)
leon, a sheet glued to the front of a manuscript, and bearing an abstract of the contents and purport. (Harmolaus Barbarus.)
