n. & v.
--n.
1. a newspaper, esp. the official one of an organization or institution (University Gazette).
2 hist. a news-sheet; a periodical publication giving current events.
3 Brit. an official journal with a list of government appointments, bankruptcies, and other public notices (London Gazette).
--v.tr. Brit. announce or publish in an official gazette.
Etymology: F f. It. gazzetta f. gazeta, a Venetian small coin