Pro″to‐col (?), n. [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. � the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the notarial documents, on which the date was written; πρω̑τοσ the first (see Proto-) + � glue.] 1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. Burrill.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
3. (Diplomacy) (a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on. (b) A convention not formally ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.