Associations to the word «Cognisance»

Wiktionary

COGNISANCE, noun. Alternative spelling of cognizance

Dictionary definition

COGNISANCE, noun. 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".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates