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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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              Within the cognizance and lying under the control of
              their divine Governor.                --Bp. Hurd
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     2. Recollection; recognition.
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              Who, soon as on that knight his eye did glance,
              Eftsoones of him had perfect cognizance. --Spenser.
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     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.
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     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.
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              Wearing the liveries and cognizance of their master.
                                                    --Prescott.
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              This pale and angry rose,
              As cognizance of my blood-drinking hate. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cognizance
       n 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 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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