Definition & Meaning of "cognizance"in English

Cognizance

awareness or understanding of something

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

cognizances

Examples

She had full cognizance of the risks involved.

a distinctive badge or emblem, especially one worn by retainers of a noble house to signify allegiance or identity

Examples

The knight bore the lord's cognizance on his tunic.

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incognizance

recognizance

cognizance

cognize

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