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   ** English
   
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    - [en]
   *** Etymology
   From [en].
   
   *** Noun
   [en-noun]
   
    1. [en]  The person in whose favour a recognizance  is made.
    2. * [passage=the plaintiff,C.D., &c. is called the  RECOGNIZEE  ] [1]
    3. Someone who is recognize d
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   [1]. [R:Webster 1913]
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