cognizant Syllabification: (cog·ni·zant)Pronunciation: /ˈkägnəzənt/ (also cognisant)Definition of cognizant adjective [predic.] formal having knowledge or being aware of:statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they workOrigin: early 19th century: probably directly from cognizancecognizant in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cognizant in the British & World English dictionary
