Protocol (noun)
pro-tuh-kol
The customs and regulations dealing with formality, procedure, precedence, and etiquette.
First recorded in 1535–45; earlier protocoll, from Medieval Latin prōtocollum, from Late Greek prōtókollon originally, “a leaf or tag attached to a rolled papyrus manuscript and containing notes as to contents.”
Example sentences
“She said she was following protocol but we don’t know if that will absolve her of the mistake.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
