No′to‐ri″e‐ty (nō′tō̍‐rī″ē̍‐ty̆), n. [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 crime.
They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. Addison.