Nō-to-rī'e-ty, n.

n. [Fr. notorieté, Sp. notoriedad, It. notorietá. See infra.]

1. The condition or quality of being notorious; exposure to the public knowledge; as, the notoriety of a crime.
2. Knowledge by a great number, or by the community in general.

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