| Cognizance (cognizance) |
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| n. | (? or ?; 277) |
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| Cog"ni*zance |
| [OF.
conissance, conoissance, F. connaissance,
LL. cognoscentia, fr. L. cognoscere to know. See
Cognition, and cf. Cognoscence,
Connoisseur.] |
Apprehension by the
understanding; perception; observation.
Recollection; recognition.
Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide
controversies.
The distinguishing mark worn by an
armed knight, usually upon the helmet, and by his retainers and
followers: Hence, in general, a badge worn by a retainer or
dependent, to indicate the person or party to which he belonged]
a token by which a thing may be known.
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