cognizances

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The old wooden ceilings were replaced with stone vaultings, enriched with elegant carvings and cognizances.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

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.

From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.

Philosophy has taught us nothing as to the nature of our sensations, our perceptions, our cognizances, the origin of our thoughts and ideas, but words.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Brass ornaments, sockets, rings, and torch-holders of iron, sculptured emblems, crests, and cognizances in colored marble, are let into the outer walls.

From The Italians by Elliot, Frances

Ladies delighted to appear in the cognizances of their lords, or in their own paternal bearings.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous