(1):
(n.) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
(2):
(n.) The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
(3):
(v. t.) To make a protocol of.
(4):
(v. i.) To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.
(5):
(n.) A convention not formally ratified.
(6):
(n.) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
(7):
(n.) The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.