Protocol /(?)/

Pro·to·col

Protocol

n.
  1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
  2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
  3. A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on. (Diplomacy)

Protocol

v. t.
  1. To make a protocol of.

Protocol

v. i.
  1. To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.