2. (Eng. Law) A surname.

Cog*nom"i*nal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.

Cog*nom"i*nal, n. One bearing the same name; a namesake. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Cog*nom`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. cognominatio.] A cognomen or surname. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

Cog*nos"cence (?), n. [LL. cognoscentia. See Cognizance.] Cognizance. [R.] Dr. H. More.

||Cog`nos*cen"te (?), n.; pl. Cognoscenti (#). [OIt. cognoscente, p. pr. of cognoscere, It. conoscere to know.] A connoisseur. Mason.

Cog*nos`ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being cognoscible. Cudworth.

Cog*nos"ci*ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being known. "Matters intelligible and cognoscible." Sir M. Hale.

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