/geuh zet"/ , n. , v. , gazetted, gazetting .
n.
1. a newspaper (now used chiefly in the names of newspapers): The Phoenix Gazette.
2. Chiefly Brit. an official government journal containing lists of government appointments and promotions, bankruptcies, etc.
v.t.
3. Chiefly Brit. to publish, announce, or list in an official government journal.
[ 1595-1605; gazzetta gazeta, orig. a coin (the price of the paper), dim. of gaza magpie ]