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A person cinnected through cognation.

See Cognizor, Cognizee.

The act of knowing; knowledge; perception. I will not be myself nor have cognation Of what I feel: I am all patience. Shak.

Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power. South.

Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes.

In a cognizable manner.

Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation. Within the cognizance and lying under the control of their divine Governor. Bp. Hurd

Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

To know or perceive; to recognize. The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it. H. Spencer.

One to whom a fine of land was ackowledged. Blackstone.

One who ackowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant. Blackstone.

The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.

Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.

A cognomen or surname. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

Cognizance. [R.] Dr. H. More.

A conoisseur. Mason.

The quality of being cognoscible. Cudworth.

Capable of being known. "Matters intelligible and cognoscible." Sir M. Hale.

Having the power of knowing. [Obs.] "An innate cognoscitive power." Cudworth.

An instrument in writting whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. Mozley & W.