Public

1. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
2. The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
4. A public house; an inn.