referendary

One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.

let him choose well his referendaries , for else he may be led by the nose

An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.

In the writs of Merovingian kings , the king normally signed his name first , and his referendary followed

referendaries were involved in the presentation of petitions to the king

An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.