Protocol

n. [Fr. protocole, Pr. prothcolle, Sp. protocolo, Pg. & It. protocollo, L. Lat. protocollum, from Late Gr. πρωτόκολλον, the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written, from πρῶτος, the first, and κόλλα, glue.]

1. The original copy of any writing, as of a treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. Burrill.
2. The minutes or rough draught of an instrument or transaction.