recognizo

Forms

recognizo (present infinitive recognizare); first conjugation^[1][2]

Etymology

It is from Latin recognōscō (“to recognize, examine”) + -izō, formed in Medieval Latin.^[1][2]

Earliest recorded meaning

The earliest quotation, from 1284 in the Law Merchant, uses it in the legal sense “to try by jury”.^[1][2]

Semantic evolution

It was a term of English law, to have a question tried by a jury of sworn men;^[1][2]

Timeline

• 1284 – The Law Merchant uses it of trying a case by jury.^[1][2]
• 1315 – A Year Book uses it of twelve men summoned to try a case.^[1]

Meanings

Verb

1. (Medieval Latin, law) To try by jury.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
2. ^ a b c d e f Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de