单词 | conusant |
释义 | † conusantadj.n. A. adj. An early form of cognizant n., chiefly legal: Having cognizance or knowledge. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > that perceives, aware > of something sensible?c1425 conscientious1637 conusant1651 conscious1661 sentient1814 cognizant1820 cognoscent1830 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 48 By common intendment he is more connusant of the thing, then Countrey people. 1678 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ l Suppose the officer should be conusant of the formalities of the law. 1793 N. Chipman Rep. & Diss. i. 72 The real plaintiff..is conusant of his own title. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) II. 220 Where the party..was not conusant of the treaty. B. n. = conusor n. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant > in specific type of action conusor1528 cognizor1531 recoveree1531 conusant1741 casual ejector1768 1741 T. Robinson Common Law of Kent v. 84 Judgment for the Conusant. Indeed the Reporter properly doubts whether the Conusance being for Part of the Rent only was good. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1651 |
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