The notary's name or the notary's spouse's name appears on the document as a party. The notary or the notary's spouse has a direct beneficial interest. The notary is notarizing his or her own signature or the signature of the notary's spouse.
bene-. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant âwellâ: benediction. Origin of bene-. combining form of bene (adv.) well (< *dwenÄ), akin to bonus good (< *dwenos)
thane or commonly thegn (Î¸eÉªn ) noun. 1. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of an aristocratic class, ranking below an ealdorman, whose status was hereditary and who held land from the king or from another nobleman in return for certain services. 2. (in medieval Scotland) a. a person of rank, often the chief of a clan, holding land from the king.