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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Notorious, -ius, a. (adv.). Also: notoriowse, notorreous, notarious, (nortorious). [e.m.E. notorious (1555), med. L. notorius.]
1. Well or commonly known, notorious. a. Used attrib. with designations of wrong-doers. = Notour a. 1.1562 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 8.
That all bordeleris and notorious and manifest harlotis … be remowit 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 336.
The said Andro being knawin a notorious pyrat 1568 Buch. Indict. 34.
Notorius 1571–2 Reg. Privy C. II. 120.
Traitouris and notorious rebellis 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 138.
Certane weill knawin and notorious lymmaris 1590 Crim. Trials I. ii. 201.
Ane of the maist notorious and rank wichis in all this realme 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 115.
Notoriowse 1617 Acts IV. 538/1.
Against notorius and commoun drunkardis 1623 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 243.
Notarious 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 66.
b. Said of crimes and grave misdeeds. = Notour a. 2 a. Chiefly used attrib.Also ? heinous.attrib. 1562-3 Winȝet I. 11/19.
Preseruing … thy bewtifull body and saule fra al spot of notorius cryme 1568 Reg. Privy S. VI. 79.
The notarious and tressonabill conspiracie of the said abbot 1572 Ib. 314.
His notorious assisting and partaking with the saidis tratouris 1603 Sc. N. & Q. i Ser. II. 122.
Notorreous 1653 Dunferm. Ann. 328.
With a paper on her browe, shewing her nortorious scandall 1664 Rec. Old Tolbooth in Bk. Old Edinb. C. V. 117.
Guiltie of notorious adultry meariting daithpredic. 1570 Misc. Bann. C. I. 43.
Lennox and Hammiltoun whois imperfectiones are both notorious
2. Of common knowledge. (Without implied disparagement.) = Notour a. 2 b.1607 Reg. Privy C. VII. 527.
Since oure upricht and just inclinatioun is notorious to every one of you
3. adv. = Noto(u)rly adv. 1, Notour a. (adv.) 2 f, Notoriously adv. 2.1574–5 Mill Mediæv. Plays 286.
Alwayis … I … dischargeit the [acting of Robin Hood plays] … as it is notorious knawn 1597 Crim. Trials II. 27.
Ane notorious knawin enchanter and sorcerer
