Etymograph

English

recognitor

Recognitor comes from Latin recognitor.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecognitor1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769recognitor1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English recognitor
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “the issue should be tried by a common jury…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecognitorWiktionary, English recognitor
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769recognitorWiktionary, English recognitor. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “the issue should be tried by a common jury…”

Every English word from Latin recognitor

Today it means

noun One of a jury impaneled on an assize.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “recognitor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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