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recognitor

UK/ɹɪˈkɒɡnɪtə/US/ɹɪˈkɑɡnɪtəɹ/

recognitor noun: one of a jury impaneled on an assize.

Noun

recognitor (plural recognitors)

  1. (historical) One of a jury impaneled on an assize.
    • the issue should be tried by a common jury or inquest , and not by recognitors of assise1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Forms of recognitor

pluralrecognitors

Origin of recognitor

From Latin recognitor, agent noun of recognosco.

Questions about recognitor

What does recognitor mean?
Recognitor means one of a jury impaneled on an assize.
What part of speech is recognitor?
Recognitor is a noun.
How do you pronounce recognitor?
Recognitor is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɒɡnɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of recognitor?
The plural of recognitor is recognitors.

Words near recognitor in the dictionary

  1. recognition time
  2. recognition times
  3. recognitional
  4. recognitions
  5. recognitive
  6. recognitor
  7. recognitors
  8. recognitory
  9. recogniz'd
  10. recognizabilities
  11. recognizability

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