acknowledgementacknowledgmentn.

Brit.

/əkˈnɒlᵻdʒm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əkˈnɑlədʒm(ə)nt/,

/ækˈnɑlədʒm(ə)nt/

Forms: 1500s acknoweledgment, 1500s–1600s acknoweledgement, 1500s– acknowledgement, 1500s– acknowledgment (chiefly U.S.), 1600s acknowledment, 1700s acknolegement.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acknowledge v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < acknowledge v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier acknowledging n. and acknowledge n. 2.

a. Grateful, courteous, or due recognition of an obligation, gift, benefit, etc., or of a message received; gratitude or appreciation expressed or shown. Also: an instance of this; a recognition of obligation (frequently in plural).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > acknowledgement of kindness or obligation

recognizancea1400

acknowledgement1560

recognition1570

cognition1655

reconnoissancea1734

1560 A. L. tr. J. Calvin Serm. Songe Ezechias iv. 73 He will employe all the residue of the life god hath geuen him to make to God acknowledgement thereof, that he might not be found vnthankful.

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxiv. f. 426^v Vpon his returne to Venice, for acknowledgement of his pacience,..[he] was..elected, and made Prince and Duke of that Common welth.

1596 J. Norden Preparatiue to Speculum Britanniæ 31 I wil gladly render euery welwiller his deserued recompence, which is acknowledgement of his paines.

1612 T. Dekker If it be not Good Ded. 16 Acknowledgement is part of payment sometimes.

1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects Ep. Ded. Let it be as an Attestate of my acknowledgments to you.

1747 W. Gould Acct. Eng. Ants Ded. I am, with all Acknowledgment, your most Obliged Humble Servant, William Gould.

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. v. 43 You..may be satisfied with the warm acknowledgements he already owes you.

1775 J. Trumbull in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) I. 10 These instances of kindness claim my most grateful acknowledgments.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiv. 293 Perhaps half a lifetime will suffice for the acknowledgment of his kindness.

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. vi. 100 It will be decent to make due acknowledgement for the assistance you have received.

1961 Amer. Mineralogist 46 379 The mineral is named ‘neighborite’ in grateful acknowledgement of the..helpfulness of Mr. Frank Neighbor.

2006 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 10 Aug. 42 These are the people who should get..public acknowledgement of their contribution.

b. A sign, statement, gesture, etc., which indicates or is a token of such recognition; something given or done in return for a favour; (esp. in plural) an author's statement of indebtedness to others.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift in acknowledgement of favour

fee1599

acknowledgement1628

thank-offering1888

bonsella1898

1628 T. May in tr. Virgil Georgicks iii. 40 (note) How liberall he was, their often acknowledgements in their Works, have testified to the world.

1667 N. Billingsley Treasury Divine Raptures sig. A2^v Great loue your worship show'd to me I do Here send a mean acknowledgement to you.

1728 T. Sheridan in tr. Persius Satyrs Ded. p. iii I Dedicate to You this Edition and Translation of Persius, as an Acknowledgment for the great Pleasure you gave me.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 164 To offer him some acknowledgment for his obliging conduct.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. vii. 119 Sundry gay trifles bought for her to present to the little Lintons, as an acknowledgment of their kindness.

1881 Daily Tel. Dec. 27 The painter had to appear and bow his acknowledgments.

1955 D. E. Butler Brit. Gen. Election of 1955 p. v Acknowledgements..Mr. R. B. McCallum and Mr. H. G. Nicholas, my psephological mentors, gave me much valuable help.

1971 L. P. Hartley Mrs Carteret Receives 17 I thought it only civil to ask Madame Carteret if we could pay her a farewell visit, not a visite de digestion, but just an acknowledgment of her kindness.

2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 264 A colophon is also an inscription at the end of many medieval books, somewhat akin to contemporary Acknowledgements.

c. Recognition or confirmation of the receipt of something; a letter or other communication conveying this.

ΚΠ

1696 J. Locke Let. 12 Apr. (1927) 461 The slowness of my acknowledgment [of a letter] was owing to nothing but pure neglect in me.

1754 Anno Regni Georgii II Vicesimo Sexto 75 Taking from such Receiver or Receivers an Acknowledgement in Writing,..importing his or their Receipt of such Books.

1770 T. Davies in J. Granger Lett. (1805) 49 Send me, per return of the post, a proper acknowledgement.

1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 196 He sent me the following polite acknowledgment of his having received the work.

1882 R. Bithell Counting-house Dict. 96 An acknowledgement, receipt, or certificate showing that certain commodities have been deposited..for safe keeping.

1945 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/5 Is it necessary to send an acknowledgment when one receives a P.P.C. card?

2006 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 22 Sept. 6 Parents applying online will get an automatic acknowledgement of their application by email.

a. Acceptance of the authority, validity, or legitimacy of a person, office, etc.; recognition of a claim; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > [noun]

knowledgelOE

knownessa1200

knowledgingc1225

recognizancea1400

agnitiona1425

recognitionc1460

acknowledgec1510

agnizing1548

reknowledging1549

recognization1560

acknowledgement1570

recognoscence1571

allowing1598

reknowledgement1598

recognizon1611

reconnoissancea1734

spotting1871

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > acknowledgement as entitled or valid

recognizancea1400

recognitionc1460

sense1563

acknowledgement1570

recognizon1611

reconnoissancea1734

1570 A. Golding tr. D. Chytræus Postil iii. 19 By his holy spirit kindling in our mind the light of true acknowledgement of God.

1611 Bible (King James) Coloss. ii. 2 The acknowledgement of the mysterie of God, and of the Father, and of Christ.

1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 223 These Priests turned to every Power and every Government, as it turned; and made Addresses and Acknowledgments to every Change of Government.

1742 W. Law Appeal to All that Doubt i. 58 This is the first Time the Gospel teaches, or calls anyone to the Acknowledgment of the Holy Trinity.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. i. ii. 35 All such places as owe acknowledgment to the Dutch.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 291 The king was, by..the recent and solemn acknowledgment of both houses of parliament, the sole captain general of this large force.

1907 Catholic Encycl. I. 291/1 He could not extort from the Pontiff an acknowledgment of his claims to Naples.

1992 J. L. Esposito Islamic Threat iv. 83 Traditionally, the accepted criterion for an Islamic state was a Muslim ruler's official acknowledgement of the Sharia.

b. A token or gesture, esp. a payment, given in recognition of a claim or authority; a tribute paid to a lord, etc.; (hence) a rent or fee. Now historical.Cf. acknowledgement-money n. at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tribute > [noun]

trewagec1275

trewec1330

tribute1340

acknowledgement1579

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xix. 1118 That the Pope hauing recouered the townes aboue sayd, should..reduce the tribute..to a white horse for a fyne or acknowledgement of chiefe.

1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 98 He payes a yearly Rent, by way of an acknowledgement of the Seigniorie.

1744 W. Mosely Rep. Cases in Chancery 91 When the said Mills came afterwards to the possession of Mr. Craig, he paid an Acknowledgement for this Right [sc. to use the water].

1779 S. Rudder New Hist. Gloucestershire 551 Acknowledgments are paid..for fishing in the river Severn.

1817 M. Wilks Hist. Sketches S. India II. xix. 161 [In 1774] a considerable proportion of the landholders..paid an acknowledgement to the Raja, which was merely nominal.

1853 Times 20 July 8 Proof [of the tenancy of both fields] was given of gates being kept locked, acknowledgement paid, and the like.

1912 E. C. K. Gonner Common Land & Inclosure i. i. 17 In Elizabeth's reign the inhabitants of Lowestoft kept their sheep on the Deans,..for which they paid an acknowledgement of 6s. 8d.

1973 T. T. Birbeck Sword & Ploughshare xix. 125 Upon the moors and wastes several cottages had been built and land enclosed, for which the occupiers paid an acknowledgement.

3. The action or an act of acknowledging, confessing, admitting, or owning something; admission, confession; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [noun]

anyetenessc1175

anyetingc1175

avowry1340

beknowledging1340

confessionc1384

professiona1513

owning1535

acknowledgement1574

avowment1581

submission1597

avowancea1603

confessing1611

avowinga1677

avowal1732

1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job i. iii. 14/2 Let vs cast downe our selues before the face of our good God, with acknowledgment of our sinnes.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 211 To require acknowledgment with more then daily and ordinarie testifications of griefe.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iv. viii. 119 Yes Flewellen, but with this acknowledgement, That God fought for vs.

1656 S. Vernon Trepan 31 Here you do plainly see by Mrs. Jones her own acknowledgement, what Propriety Mr. Goodwin had in her.

1686 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 185 In case he give not an acknowledgment of his great abuse.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. vi. 163 The ten thousand Euboic or Phœnician talents..were a slight acknowledgment of the superiority of Rome.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) III. xliv. 195 A formal acknowledgement of our errors..must precede every attempt to conciliate.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 301 By which he can escape any acknowledgement of subordination.

1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth II. vi. 133 An honest word of affection, or a tacit, implied acknowledgment of equality, would have been worth everything said and done.

1979 E. Lovelace Dragon can't Dance xvii. 221 A thin, humble..defeated drunk whose unapplauded and mirthless jokes were..the acknowledgement of his defeat.

1997 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. 12 Dec. 11/3 There is no acknowledgement that universities and colleges..already make major economic contribution to their regions.

4. Law. Avowal of an act or document so as to give it legal validity; formal declaration, recognition, or assent; an instance of this. Cf. acknowledge v. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > validity or legal force > validation or ratification > formalities of

acknowledgement1585

instrument of ratification1587

solemnity1588

execution1776

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. xiv. f. 97^v These worthie Cadilesquers..are executors of the lawes, &..take acknowledgement vpon the appellations [of the judges].

1652 E. Leigh Philol. Comm. 209 It is an acknowledgment of a Bond to the King, taken by a compent [sic] Judge of Record, for the keeping of the peace.

1753 G. Wilson Pract. Treat. Fines & Recoveries Index If a Judge take the Acknowledgement of such Persons, the same is irreversable.

1784 E. Pendleton Let. 10 Sept. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 463 We require an Acknowledgement..to avoid disputes in case of death; the paper..is drawn on that ground.

1857 Daily Wisconsin Patriot 7 Sept. 1 (advt.) Conveyancing... Searching the Records;..Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, and taking Acknowledgements.

1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xiv. 93 The suit must be brought within twenty years next after the last of such acknowledgments, or the last of such payments (as the case may be).

1932 North Western Reporter 241 246/2 There is no impropriety in reading a statement to the jury provided the notarization or acknowledgment is omitted.

1994 State Laws & Ordinances Firearms (U.S. Bureau Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms) (ed. 20) 111 Upon receipt of acknowledgement of said declaration by the police commissioner, the declarant may lawfully sell..such rifles or shotguns to a licensed dealer.

†5. Recognition, knowledge. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxviii. 172 To take acknowledgement of the loue that one horse beareth towards another, and accordingly to set them one by another in the stable.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

acknowledgement card n.

ΚΠ

1898 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 26 Oct. 8 At the close of the sermon Dr. Chapman called for requests for prayer. The acknowledgement cards were distributed.

2004 Complying with Funeral Rule (Fed. Trade Commission (U.S.)) 9 You [sc. the funeral provider] also may list other items that you offer, such as acknowledgement cards and cremation urns.

acknowledgement form n.

ΚΠ

1884 Times 21 Nov. 12 When the prisoner's office was searched partly printed acknowledgment forms of the Charity Commissioners were found.

1996 W. Mantle Handbk. Separation & Divorce vi. 42 The documents which accompany one copy of the petition are a notice of proceedings..and an acknowledgement form.

C2.

acknowledgement-money n. now historical money paid in acknowledgement of some authority or obligation; spec. money paid by a tenant on the death of a landlord, in acknowledgement of the new lord.

ΚΠ

c1636 in Mariner's Mirror 23 (1937) 207 An Account of the acknowledm^t money taken of the Holland fishermen..In Kunnings Dollars 100.

1717 T. Blount Law Dict. (at cited word) Acknowledgment-money is a Sum of Money paid by some Tenants, at the Death of their Landlord, in Acknowledgment of their new one.

1830 G. Concanen Rep. Rowe v. Brenton 19 (note) Chevage of natives was the acknowledgment-money paid by tenants in villenage, as a token of subjection to the lord as their chief head.

1962 A. L. Rowse Sir Walter Raleigh x. 180 The new bishop..claimed that Ralegh had....refused to pay a penny of the acknowledgment-money due to each bishop on consecration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acknowledgement
释义	acknowledgementacknowledgmentn. Brit. /əkˈnɒlᵻdʒm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əkˈnɑlədʒm(ə)nt/, /ækˈnɑlədʒm(ə)nt/ Forms: 1500s acknoweledgment, 1500s–1600s acknoweledgement, 1500s– acknowledgement, 1500s– acknowledgment (chiefly U.S.), 1600s acknowledment, 1700s acknolegement. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acknowledge v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < acknowledge v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier acknowledging n. and acknowledge n. 2. 1. a. Grateful, courteous, or due recognition of an obligation, gift, benefit, etc., or of a message received; gratitude or appreciation expressed or shown. Also: an instance of this; a recognition of obligation (frequently in plural). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > acknowledgement of kindness or obligation recognizancea1400 acknowledgement1560 recognition1570 cognition1655 reconnoissancea1734 1560 A. L. tr. J. Calvin Serm. Songe Ezechias iv. 73 He will employe all the residue of the life god hath geuen him to make to God acknowledgement thereof, that he might not be found vnthankful. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxiv. f. 426^v Vpon his returne to Venice, for acknowledgement of his pacience,..[he] was..elected, and made Prince and Duke of that Common welth. 1596 J. Norden Preparatiue to Speculum Britanniæ 31 I wil gladly render euery welwiller his deserued recompence, which is acknowledgement of his paines. 1612 T. Dekker If it be not Good Ded. 16 Acknowledgement is part of payment sometimes. 1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects Ep. Ded. Let it be as an Attestate of my acknowledgments to you. 1747 W. Gould Acct. Eng. Ants Ded. I am, with all Acknowledgment, your most Obliged Humble Servant, William Gould. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. v. 43 You..may be satisfied with the warm acknowledgements he already owes you. 1775 J. Trumbull in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) I. 10 These instances of kindness claim my most grateful acknowledgments. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiv. 293 Perhaps half a lifetime will suffice for the acknowledgment of his kindness. a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. vi. 100 It will be decent to make due acknowledgement for the assistance you have received. 1961 Amer. Mineralogist 46 379 The mineral is named ‘neighborite’ in grateful acknowledgement of the..helpfulness of Mr. Frank Neighbor. 2006 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 10 Aug. 42 These are the people who should get..public acknowledgement of their contribution. b. A sign, statement, gesture, etc., which indicates or is a token of such recognition; something given or done in return for a favour; (esp. in plural) an author's statement of indebtedness to others. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift in acknowledgement of favour fee1599 acknowledgement1628 thank-offering1888 bonsella1898 1628 T. May in tr. Virgil Georgicks iii. 40 (note) How liberall he was, their often acknowledgements in their Works, have testified to the world. 1667 N. Billingsley Treasury Divine Raptures sig. A2^v Great loue your worship show'd to me I do Here send a mean acknowledgement to you. 1728 T. Sheridan in tr. Persius Satyrs Ded. p. iii I Dedicate to You this Edition and Translation of Persius, as an Acknowledgment for the great Pleasure you gave me. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 164 To offer him some acknowledgment for his obliging conduct. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. vii. 119 Sundry gay trifles bought for her to present to the little Lintons, as an acknowledgment of their kindness. 1881 Daily Tel. Dec. 27 The painter had to appear and bow his acknowledgments. 1955 D. E. Butler Brit. Gen. Election of 1955 p. v Acknowledgements..Mr. R. B. McCallum and Mr. H. G. Nicholas, my psephological mentors, gave me much valuable help. 1971 L. P. Hartley Mrs Carteret Receives 17 I thought it only civil to ask Madame Carteret if we could pay her a farewell visit, not a visite de digestion, but just an acknowledgment of her kindness. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 264 A colophon is also an inscription at the end of many medieval books, somewhat akin to contemporary Acknowledgements. c. Recognition or confirmation of the receipt of something; a letter or other communication conveying this. ΚΠ 1696 J. Locke Let. 12 Apr. (1927) 461 The slowness of my acknowledgment [of a letter] was owing to nothing but pure neglect in me. 1754 Anno Regni Georgii II Vicesimo Sexto 75 Taking from such Receiver or Receivers an Acknowledgement in Writing,..importing his or their Receipt of such Books. 1770 T. Davies in J. Granger Lett. (1805) 49 Send me, per return of the post, a proper acknowledgement. 1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 196 He sent me the following polite acknowledgment of his having received the work. 1882 R. Bithell Counting-house Dict. 96 An acknowledgement, receipt, or certificate showing that certain commodities have been deposited..for safe keeping. 1945 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/5 Is it necessary to send an acknowledgment when one receives a P.P.C. card? 2006 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 22 Sept. 6 Parents applying online will get an automatic acknowledgement of their application by email. 2. a. Acceptance of the authority, validity, or legitimacy of a person, office, etc.; recognition of a claim; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > [noun] knowledgelOE knownessa1200 knowledgingc1225 recognizancea1400 agnitiona1425 recognitionc1460 acknowledgec1510 agnizing1548 reknowledging1549 recognization1560 acknowledgement1570 recognoscence1571 allowing1598 reknowledgement1598 recognizon1611 reconnoissancea1734 spotting1871 society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > acknowledgement as entitled or valid recognizancea1400 recognitionc1460 sense1563 acknowledgement1570 recognizon1611 reconnoissancea1734 1570 A. Golding tr. D. Chytræus Postil iii. 19 By his holy spirit kindling in our mind the light of true acknowledgement of God. 1611 Bible (King James) Coloss. ii. 2 The acknowledgement of the mysterie of God, and of the Father, and of Christ. View more context for this quotation 1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 223 These Priests turned to every Power and every Government, as it turned; and made Addresses and Acknowledgments to every Change of Government. 1742 W. Law Appeal to All that Doubt i. 58 This is the first Time the Gospel teaches, or calls anyone to the Acknowledgment of the Holy Trinity. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. i. ii. 35 All such places as owe acknowledgment to the Dutch. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 291 The king was, by..the recent and solemn acknowledgment of both houses of parliament, the sole captain general of this large force. 1907 Catholic Encycl. I. 291/1 He could not extort from the Pontiff an acknowledgment of his claims to Naples. 1992 J. L. Esposito Islamic Threat iv. 83 Traditionally, the accepted criterion for an Islamic state was a Muslim ruler's official acknowledgement of the Sharia. b. A token or gesture, esp. a payment, given in recognition of a claim or authority; a tribute paid to a lord, etc.; (hence) a rent or fee. Now historical.Cf. acknowledgement-money n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tribute > [noun] trewagec1275 trewec1330 tribute1340 acknowledgement1579 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xix. 1118 That the Pope hauing recouered the townes aboue sayd, should..reduce the tribute..to a white horse for a fyne or acknowledgement of chiefe. 1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 98 He payes a yearly Rent, by way of an acknowledgement of the Seigniorie. 1744 W. Mosely Rep. Cases in Chancery 91 When the said Mills came afterwards to the possession of Mr. Craig, he paid an Acknowledgement for this Right [sc. to use the water]. 1779 S. Rudder New Hist. Gloucestershire 551 Acknowledgments are paid..for fishing in the river Severn. 1817 M. Wilks Hist. Sketches S. India II. xix. 161 [In 1774] a considerable proportion of the landholders..paid an acknowledgement to the Raja, which was merely nominal. 1853 Times 20 July 8 Proof [of the tenancy of both fields] was given of gates being kept locked, acknowledgement paid, and the like. 1912 E. C. K. Gonner Common Land & Inclosure i. i. 17 In Elizabeth's reign the inhabitants of Lowestoft kept their sheep on the Deans,..for which they paid an acknowledgement of 6s. 8d. 1973 T. T. Birbeck Sword & Ploughshare xix. 125 Upon the moors and wastes several cottages had been built and land enclosed, for which the occupiers paid an acknowledgement. 3. The action or an act of acknowledging, confessing, admitting, or owning something; admission, confession; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [noun] anyetenessc1175 anyetingc1175 avowry1340 beknowledging1340 confessionc1384 professiona1513 owning1535 acknowledgement1574 avowment1581 submission1597 avowancea1603 confessing1611 avowinga1677 avowal1732 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job i. iii. 14/2 Let vs cast downe our selues before the face of our good God, with acknowledgment of our sinnes. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 211 To require acknowledgment with more then daily and ordinarie testifications of griefe. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iv. viii. 119 Yes Flewellen, but with this acknowledgement, That God fought for vs. 1656 S. Vernon Trepan 31 Here you do plainly see by Mrs. Jones her own acknowledgement, what Propriety Mr. Goodwin had in her. 1686 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 185 In case he give not an acknowledgment of his great abuse. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. vi. 163 The ten thousand Euboic or Phœnician talents..were a slight acknowledgment of the superiority of Rome. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) III. xliv. 195 A formal acknowledgement of our errors..must precede every attempt to conciliate. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 301 By which he can escape any acknowledgement of subordination. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth II. vi. 133 An honest word of affection, or a tacit, implied acknowledgment of equality, would have been worth everything said and done. 1979 E. Lovelace Dragon can't Dance xvii. 221 A thin, humble..defeated drunk whose unapplauded and mirthless jokes were..the acknowledgement of his defeat. 1997 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. 12 Dec. 11/3 There is no acknowledgement that universities and colleges..already make major economic contribution to their regions. 4. Law. Avowal of an act or document so as to give it legal validity; formal declaration, recognition, or assent; an instance of this. Cf. acknowledge v. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > validity or legal force > validation or ratification > formalities of acknowledgement1585 instrument of ratification1587 solemnity1588 execution1776 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. xiv. f. 97^v These worthie Cadilesquers..are executors of the lawes, &..take acknowledgement vpon the appellations [of the judges]. 1652 E. Leigh Philol. Comm. 209 It is an acknowledgment of a Bond to the King, taken by a compent [sic] Judge of Record, for the keeping of the peace. 1753 G. Wilson Pract. Treat. Fines & Recoveries Index If a Judge take the Acknowledgement of such Persons, the same is irreversable. 1784 E. Pendleton Let. 10 Sept. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 463 We require an Acknowledgement..to avoid disputes in case of death; the paper..is drawn on that ground. 1857 Daily Wisconsin Patriot 7 Sept. 1 (advt.) Conveyancing... Searching the Records;..Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, and taking Acknowledgements. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xiv. 93 The suit must be brought within twenty years next after the last of such acknowledgments, or the last of such payments (as the case may be). 1932 North Western Reporter 241 246/2 There is no impropriety in reading a statement to the jury provided the notarization or acknowledgment is omitted. 1994 State Laws & Ordinances Firearms (U.S. Bureau Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms) (ed. 20) 111 Upon receipt of acknowledgement of said declaration by the police commissioner, the declarant may lawfully sell..such rifles or shotguns to a licensed dealer. †5. Recognition, knowledge. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxviii. 172 To take acknowledgement of the loue that one horse beareth towards another, and accordingly to set them one by another in the stable. Compounds C1. General attributive. acknowledgement card n. ΚΠ 1898 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 26 Oct. 8 At the close of the sermon Dr. Chapman called for requests for prayer. The acknowledgement cards were distributed. 2004 Complying with Funeral Rule (Fed. Trade Commission (U.S.)) 9 You [sc. the funeral provider] also may list other items that you offer, such as acknowledgement cards and cremation urns. acknowledgement form n. ΚΠ 1884 Times 21 Nov. 12 When the prisoner's office was searched partly printed acknowledgment forms of the Charity Commissioners were found. 1996 W. Mantle Handbk. Separation & Divorce vi. 42 The documents which accompany one copy of the petition are a notice of proceedings..and an acknowledgement form. C2. acknowledgement-money n. now historical money paid in acknowledgement of some authority or obligation; spec. money paid by a tenant on the death of a landlord, in acknowledgement of the new lord. ΚΠ c1636 in Mariner's Mirror 23 (1937) 207 An Account of the acknowledm^t money taken of the Holland fishermen..In Kunnings Dollars 100. 1717 T. Blount Law Dict. (at cited word) Acknowledgment-money is a Sum of Money paid by some Tenants, at the Death of their Landlord, in Acknowledgment of their new one. 1830 G. Concanen Rep. Rowe v. Brenton 19 (note) Chevage of natives was the acknowledgment-money paid by tenants in villenage, as a token of subjection to the lord as their chief head. 1962 A. L. Rowse Sir Walter Raleigh x. 180 The new bishop..claimed that Ralegh had....refused to pay a penny of the acknowledgment-money due to each bishop on consecration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1560
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