cognizance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.
2. (countable, uncountable) Notice or awareness.
3. (countable, uncountable) Jurisdiction.

Synonyms

awareness

cognisance

consciousness

knowingness

jurisdiction

ken

knowledge

competence

cognition

feeling

perception

knowing

understanding

notice

comprehension

grasp

grip

hold

intellect

learning

penetration

propriety

province

recognition

relevance

relevancy

savvy

science

sensation

sense

suitability

threshold

vibe

data point

information

intelligence

responsibility

intuitive feeling

acknowledgment

tactile property

acquaintance

activity

apprehension

appropriateness

aptitude

datum

discernment

eligibility

erudition

fact

Translations

conocimiento

connaissance

γνώση

conscience

Erkenntnis

coneixement

consciència

دِراية

عِلْم

Erkennen

αντίληψη

συνειδητοποίηση

αρμοδιότητα

Verständnis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒɡnɪzəns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: conysaunce

In summary

From 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.