cognition
‘action or faculty of knowing’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. cognitionem ‘a getting to know, acquaintance, knowledge’ < cognoscere ‘get to know recognize’ < com ‘together’ + gnoscere ‘to know’ < kawg < gno- < Tamil kaṇ
Other meaning: Scots Law: †a process in the Court of Session for the determination of cases concerning disputed marches (cognizance entry data).