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Webster 1913 Edition
Notoriety
Noˊto-ri′e-ty
(nōˊtō̍-rī′ē̍-ty̆)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
notoriété
. See Notorious
.] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; – commonly used in an unfavorable sense;
as, the
. notoriety
of a crimeThey were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public
notoriety
. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Notoriety
NOTORI'ETY
,Noun.
1.
Exposure to public knowledge; the state of being publicly or generally known; as the notoriety of a crime.2.
Public knowledge.They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety.