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A Writer's Dictionary:

cognisance Definition


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cognizance
cognisance
noun
    1. Knowledge; understanding; perception; awareness.
      Thesaurus: awareness, apprehension, sentience, grasp, insight, knowledge, comprehension, intelligence, imagination.
    2. The range or scope of one's awareness or knowledge.
    3. law.
      The right of a court to deal with a particular matter.
    4. heraldry.
      A distinctive mark or sign.
Idiom: take cognizance of something
    To take it into consideration.
Etymology: 14c: from French conoisance, from Latin cognoscere to know.



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