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notour

British  
/ ˈnəʊtə /

adjective

  1. Scots law short for notorious

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That the person to be executed, hath not only transgressed that law, but his disobedience to the law is notour.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

And, for probation, there needs none, their deeds being notour and public, and the most of them such as themselves do avow and boast of.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

Whether a testimony against a wicked law must not be notour for my testimony must make it evident that the law is not obeyed by me, else it is no testimony.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

Napery, household linen. neb, beak of a bird. nieve, fist. notour, notorious.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John