(n.) The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty,
dispatch, or other instrument.
(n.) The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or
transaction.
(n.) A preliminary document upon the basis of which
negotiations are carried on.
(n.) A convention not formally ratified.
(n.) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results
reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
(v. t.) To make a protocol of.
(v. i.) To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to
issue protocols.
