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)
- (now rare, historical) Pertaining to magical signs or symbols. [from 16th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 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.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 260:
Anagrams
- Royton, Yorton