ˌrekə̇gˈnishən, -kēgˈn- sometimes -kəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin recognition-, recognitio, from recognitus (past participle of recognoscere to recognize, examine, investigate) + -ion-, -io, -ion — more at recognize
1. : the action of recognizing or state of being recognized: as
a. : formal acknowledgment (as of a fact or claim):
(1) : an expression of reception of the sovereign by the people at a coronation
(2) : a formal acknowledgment of the de facto existence of a government of a country or of the independence of an insurgent or rebelling community or province that allows the establishment of relations but does not imply the de jure acknowledgment of the government recognized
(3) : formal acknowledgment of a union by an employer in its capacity as the official representative of or bargaining agent for an employee group or bargaining unit
b. : acceptance of an individual as being entitled to consideration or attention
recognition by the chair of one rising to speak in a meeting
c. : acknowledgment of something done or given especially by making some return
a gift in recognition of a service
d. : perception of identity as already known in fact or by description
recognition of a former friend
recognition of a genuine diamond
escaped recognition
e. : discernment of the character, status, or class of something
recognition of a principle involved
f. : the form of memory that consists in knowing or feeling that a present object has been met before — compare recall
g. : an incident or solution of plot in tragedy in which the main character recognizes his own or some other character's true identity or discovers the true nature of his own situation
h. : identification of friendly and enemy planes and ships
2. : special notice or attention
a writer who has received much recognition
3.
a. : a form of inquest by jury existing under the early Norman kings
b. Scots law : the act of a feudal superior in recognoscing lands from a tenant especially for unauthorized alienation