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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COGNIZEE

n.In law, one to whom a fine is acknowledged, or the plaintiff in an action for the assurance of land by fine.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COGNIZEE

COGNIZEE Cog `ni *zee " ( or ), n. (Law )

 

Defn: One to whom a fine of land was ackowledged. Blackstone.