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Webster 1828 Edition

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Acknowledged; recollected as known; bound by recognizance.

See also: re-cognized

recognized ‎(comparative more recognized, superlative most recognized)

Notable; distinguished; honored.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess:
  ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘ […] They tell me there was a recognized swag market down here.’

notable, distinguished, honored

recognized