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.”
Cardinal (noun) kah-din-al RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors A deep…
