cognizance
An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of…An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.
эмбле́маembléma
(countable, uncountable)Notice or awareness.
осведомлённостьosvedomljónnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Jurisdiction.
- range or scope of what is perceived
- range of what one can know or understand
- having knowledge of
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English conysaunce, from Old French conysance (“recognition," later, "knowledgFrom Middle English conysaunce, from Old French conysance (“recognition," later, "knowledge”), from Old French conoissance (“acquaintance, recognition; knowledge, wisdom”), from conoistre (“to know”), from Latin cognōscō (“know”), from con- (“with”) + gnōscō (“know”). By surface analysis, cogniz(e) (a back-formation) + -ance.
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Forms
plural: cognizancesSynonyms
5 synonyms- range of what one can know or understand:ken
- having knowledge of:awarenessconsciousnesscognisanceknowingness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable