notory

English

Etymology

From Late Latin notorius, variant form of notarius (“notary”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊtəɹi/

Adjective

notory (comparative more notory, superlative most notory)

  1. (now rare, historical) Pertaining to magical signs or symbols. [from 16th c.]
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 260:
      Most clergy […] asserted the futility of the notory art, on the grounds that it was impossible for men to make contact with the spiritual world.

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