fame
1. fame \'fa-m\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fama report, fame; akin to L fari to speak - m]ore at BAN 1a: public estimation : REPUTATION 1b: popular acclaim : RENOWN archaic 2: RUMOR 2. fame vt 1: REPORT, REPUTE 2: to make famous
Webster's English Dictionary1. fame \'fa-m\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fama report, fame; akin to L fari to speak - m]ore at BAN 1a: public estimation : REPUTATION 1b: popular acclaim : RENOWN archaic 2: RUMOR 2. fame vt 1: REPORT, REPUTE 2: to make famous