The word for today is…
gazette (noun, verb)
– noun
1 : newspaper
2 : an official journal
3 British : an announcement in an official gazette
-verb
1 chiefly British : to announce or publish in a gazette
2 British : to announce the appointment or status of in an official gazette
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : You are probably familiar the word gazette from its use in the names of a number of newspapers, but the original Gazettes were a series of bulletins published in England in the 17th and early 18th centuries. These official journals contained notices of government appointments and promotions, as well as items like bankruptcies, property transfers, and engagements. In British English, “gazette” can also refer to the kind of announcement that one might find in such a publication. It can also be used as a verb meaning “to announce or publish in a gazette.” The word derives via French from Italian gazetta. A related word is “gazetteer,” which we now use for a dictionary of place names, but which once meant “journalist” or “publicist.”
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