cognizee

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noun

One to whom a fine of lands was acknowledged.

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Meanings

nouncognizee (plural cognizees)

plural cognizees

  1. UKhistoricallawOne to whom a fine of lands was acknowledged.

    the cognizor acknowledges the right to be in the cognizee

    1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
conusee
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APA

cognizee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognizee

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“cognizee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognizee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cognizee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognizee.

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