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)
1 I wish you all success in the matter: bene id tibi vertat! 2  you were right in...; you did right to..: recte, bene fecisti quod...  to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of: bene, male audire (ab aliquo)