COGNIZOR

cognizor (kog-ni-z[schwa]r or -zor). Hist. The grantor of land in a conveyance by fine. — Also termed conusor; conuzor. See FINE(1). “Next comes the concord, or agreement itself, after leave obtained from the court; which is usually an acknowledgment … that the lands in question are the right of the complainant. And from this acknowledgment, […]