 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cognizance
noun
1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes";
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced";
"their intelligence and general knowingness was
impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognisance},
{knowingness}]
2: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
[syn: {ken}]
3: range or scope of what is perceived
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cognizance \Cog"ni*zance\ (? or ?; 277), noun [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.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "cognizance":
acknowledgment, apperception, appreciation, appreciativeness,
attention, awareness, benediction, cognition, consciousness,
credit, crediting, due, grace, heed, hymn, insight, knowledge,
mark, mind, mindfulness, noesis, note, notice, observance,
observation, paean, perception, praise, prayer of thanks,
realization, recognition, regard, remark, right, sensibility,
thank offering, thank-you, thanks, thanksgiving, what is owing
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