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They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed
to public notoriety.

No*to"ri*ous (?), a. [L.
notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere,
notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.]
Generally known and talked of by the public; universally
believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an
unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious
crime or vice.

Your goodness,

Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious.

Syn. -- Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated;
noted; famous; renowned.

-- No*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
No*to"ri*ous*ness, n.

||No*tor"nis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;
the south, or southwest + &?; bird.] (Zoöl.) A genus
of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and
incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a
fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were
found living on the southern island.


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