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Definition of Cognizance

Cognizance
Cognizance Cog"ni*zance (? or ?; 277), n. [OF. conissance, conoissance, F. connaissance, LL. cognoscentia, fr. L. cognoscere to know. See Cognition, and cf. Cognoscence, Connoisseur.] 1. Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation. Within the cognizance and lying under the control of their divine Governor. --Bp. Hurd 2. Recollection; recognition. Who, soon as on that knight his eye did glance, Eftsoones of him had perfect cognizance. --Spenser. 3. (Law) (a) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies. (b) The hearing a matter judicially. (c) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done. [Eng.] (d) A form of defense in the action of replevin, by which the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully taken, as a distress, by defendant, acting as servant for another. [Eng.] --Cowell. Mozley & W. 4. 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. Wearing the liveries and cognizance of their master. --Prescott. This pale and angry rose, As cognizance of my blood-drinking hate. --Shak.

Meaning of Cognizance from wikipedia

- cognisance or cognizance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article Cognizance. Cognizance may refer...
- corporate body. Medieval forms are usually called a livery badge, and also a cognizance. They are para-heraldic, not necessarily using elements from the coat...
- The Church of Cognizance (COC) was founded in 1991 by Danuel & Mary Quaintance in Graham County (Pima) Arizona, United States. In 1994, the Quaintances...
- meritorious but financially constraint. Students conduct four fests every year: Cognizance (technical festival), Thomso (cultural festival), Sangram (sports festival)...
- material-support organization for naval aviation from 1921 to 1959. The bureau had "cognizance" (i.e., responsibility) for the design, procurement, and support of naval...
- Judicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact is so notorious or well-known...
- heraldry, which developed in the early 13th century, his shield bore the cognizance of a bear, which is visible in a contemporary drawing portraying the murder...
- Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, and joint task forces under their cognizance. The Meritorious Service Medal is given to all ranks for meritorious service...
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- singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating...