Reputed
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Pertaining to a reputation accorded to another. Pertaining to that which is supposed or assumed to be true.
Acknowledged
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
Example sentence: Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose; but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression.