Pub"li*cist (?), n. [Cf. F. publiciste.] A writer on the laws of nature
and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the
principles of government, etc.
The Whig leaders, however, were much more desirous to get rid of
Episcopacy than to prove themselves consummate publicists and
logicians.
Macaulay.
Pub*lic"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. publicitÈ.] The quality or state of being
public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.
Pub"lic*ly (?), adv. 1. With exposure to popular view or notice;
without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an
opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made.