Recognition
Pronunciation : Rec`og*ni"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. recognitio: cf. F. recognition. See Recognizance.]
Definition : Defn: The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice. The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God. Hooker.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913