English → Latin
“cognizance” in Latin
iūrisdictiōjurisdictionsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignīnsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour; a coat of arms
The English word cognizance itself goes back to Latin nōscō, through cognōscō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cognizance
(as general term) [Vid: KNOWLEDGE](as general term) [Vid: KNOWLEDGE].
Juricial notice or decision, jurisdictio; jurisdictionis potestas: to fall under the cognizance of anybody, sub alicujus jus et jurisdictionem subjunctum esse (Cic., Agr., 2, 36, in.): it falls under my cognizance, jurisdictio mea est. (Sen., Clem., 1, 1): also hoc meum est; hujus rei potestas penes me est: to commission anybody to take cognizance of anything, alicui cognitionem deferre: to take cognizance of anything, cognitionem constituere: quaestionce habere alicujus rei or de aliqua re: quaestioni praeesse (preside at it). [OBSERVE, quaestio was often accompanied with torture]: cognoscere de aliqua re: after having taken cognizance of the matter, *re diligenter cognita: this does not fall under my cognizance, hoc non est mei muneris or moi arbitrii: pertinere ad aliquem; e.g., ad alium judicem (to fall under the cognizance of another judge): to come or arrive at the cognizance of anything, venire in cognitionem; cognosci: without cognizance, causa incognita (Vid: Heineccii Antiq. Rom. Synt., 4, 18, 15): a commission appointed to take cognizance of a matter, *viri (according to the number, duumviri, triumviri, etc.) ad rem judicio suo exigendam missi.
Badge, signum (general term): insigne (a characteristic mark). Vid: BADGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cognizance?
- The usual Latin words for “cognizance” are iūrisdictiō, signum, īnsigne. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.