recognitor

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UK/ɹɪˈkɒɡnɪtə/US/ɹɪˈkɑɡnɪtəɹ/

noun

One of a jury impaneled on an assize.

OriginLatin recognitor →
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Meanings

nounrecognitor (plural recognitors)

plural recognitors

  1. historicallawOne of a jury impaneled on an assize.

    the issue should be tried by a common jury or inquest , and not by recognitors of assise

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

Origin

  1. Latinrecognitor
  2. Englishrecognitor

From Latin recognitor, agent noun of recognosco.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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