† comprehensen.
Obsolete.
a. Meaning comprehended; signification.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [noun]
signifiancec1275
wita1340
understanding1340
significancea1400
interpretationc1400
sentence1402
signification?a1425
comprehensec1470
knowledging1532
meaning1600
conceit1607
significancy1618
signality1646
significativeness1652
valor1676
amount1678
significature1822
c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxix. ii Letters..Of whiche this the wordes and comprehence As foloweth nowe.
b. Thing comprehended.
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1543 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) 425–6 (Jam.) Quhatsumeuir the kingis maiestie or the parliament of Scotland sall comprehend generalie or specialie, it salbe addit that gif the samin comprehenss deteyne or withhald ony land..from the kingis maistie..the samin comprehenss sall nocht enjoye the benefite of that comprehensioune.
c. Grasp, comprehension.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun]
i-witnessc888
knowledging?c1225
wittinga1300
beknowing1340
sciencec1350
bekenningc1380
knowinga1398
knowledgea1398
meaninga1398
cunningshipa1400
feela1400
understanda1400
cognizancec1400
kenningc1400
witc1400
recognizancec1436
cognition1447
recognitionc1450
cognoscencec1540
conscience1570
comprehension1597
comprehense1604
cognizant1634
sciency1642
scibility1677
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun] > understanding, comprehension > state of
comprehension1597
comprehense1604
receptivenessa1651
receivableness1654
recipiency1850
1604 R. Pricket Honors Fame (1881) 24 His quicke conceit and Wisdomes comprehence.
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