Gazette
WordNet
noun
(1) A newspaper or official journal
verb
(2) Publish in a gazette
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested from 1605, from gazette, from gazzetta newspaper, from the name of a small copper coin , from gazza magpie; possibly from the price or its association with the bird (metaph. chatterbox)
Noun
- A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp., the official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state notices.
Verb
- To publish in a gazette
- British: to announce the status of in an official gazette. This pertained to both appointments and bankruptcies.