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Cognizance
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(Lat. cognoscere, to know), knowledge, notice, especially judicial notice, the right of trying or considering a case judicially, the exercise of jurisdiction by a court of law. In heraldry a "cognizance" is an emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cognizance'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cognizance.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cognizance'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cognizance.html. 1910.
