cognizances

Scottish knight did not, indeed, pass unnoticed; his liveries, his cognizances, his feats of arms, his mottoes and devices, were nearly watched, and occasionally made the subject of a passing jest.

The Talisman 2008

The beautiful and the brave alike give cognizances to the ancient people: you Saxons call yourselves

Novels by Eminent Hands 2006

The beautiful and the brave alike give cognizances to the ancient people: you Saxons call yourselves

Burlesques 2006

But I think that you must also take into cognizances that there are a number of provisions in your measure that give us constitutional trouble.

CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2001 2001

Such things are very meaningful to a woman. such attentions, seemingly small in themselves, subtly, explosively, erupt in the cognizances of her belly.

Magicians of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1988

Such attentions, seemingly small in themselves, subtly, explosively, erupt in the cognizances of her belly.

Magicians of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1988

She procured a great number of harts to be made of siluer and gold, such as king Richard was woont to giue unto his knights, esquiers, & fréends, to weare as cognizances, to the end that in bestowing them in king Richards name, she might the sooner allure men to further hir lewd practises: and where the fame went abroad, that king

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

And who will not be buxom to them, and give them money for these their devilish cognizances, they are mocked and flouted at not a little.

A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton

And, so assotted are some, that they not only give them monie, to maintain their abhomination withall, but also weare their badges and cognizances in their hats and caps openly.

A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton

Everywhere -- on the walls, over windows and doors, and at all points where there is room to place them -- appear escutcheons of arms, cognizances, and crests, emblazoned in their proper colors, and illuminating the ancient quadrangle with their splendor.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Various