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Cognizance
01
awareness or understanding of something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
cognizances
Examples
She had full cognizance of the risks involved.
02
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.
Lexical Tree
incognizance
recognizance
cognizance
cognize
