\Ad*ver"tise*ment\ ([a^]d*v[~e]r"t[i^]z*ment or
[a^]d`v[~e]r*t[imac]z"ment; 277), n. [F. avertisement,
formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving
notice, fr. avertir.]
1. The act of informing or notifying; notification. [Archaic]
         An advertisement of danger.           --Bp. Burnet.
2. Admonition; advice; warning. [Obs.]
         Therefore give me no counsel: My griefs cry louder
         than advertisement.                   --Shak.
3. A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public
   print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper
   containing many advertisements.