renown /ɹɪˈnaʊn/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A spurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whose present courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, […] — 1602 •(no longer used) Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.[…] She / Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown, / But never saw before — 1610 verb1 •To make famous. formsrenowned · renowning · renowns
