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cognizance

The origin and history of cognizance.

Etymology

From Old French conoissance 'knowledge, acquaintance', from conoistre, which comes from Latin cognoscere 'to get to know'. English later restored the g in spelling to reflect the Latin root.

Origin: Latin

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