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notitia

British  
/ nəʊˈtɪʃɪə /

noun

  1. a register or list, esp of ecclesiastical districts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of notitia

C18: Latin, literally: knowledge, from notus known

Example Sentences

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From the notitia parochialis of the Rev. Dr. Breynton, the Rector of St. Paul's, the number of inhabitants in the town did not exceed 1300 souls.

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.

Quamobrem exquiritur utrum in Hibernia habeatur notitia hujus Episcopi Thaddei Machar—loci ubi natus fuerit,—ejus familiae, quae regia seu princeps supponitur in poesi,—civitatis seu ecclesiae in qua fuerit Episcopus.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by

Lovaniensi Professoribus ornatissimis, Universitas in Hibernia Catholica S. D. Paucis abhinc diebus pervenit ad nos tristissima notitia mortis Illmi. et Rmi.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 by Clergymen, Society of

Can any of your correspondents inform me where I can meet with a similar notitia of the sees in the Roman Catholic Church?

From Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Hence Tertullian says—"Sed et cum perperam Chrestianus pronunciatur a vobis, nam nec nominis certa est notitia penes vos, de suavitate vel benignitate compositum est."

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

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