Definition
An heraldic term for acknowledgment or recognition of a coat of arms or badge worn by someone's followers.
Etymology
From Old French 'conisance,' meaning sign or badge of recognition. Medieval heraldry term derived from Latin 'cognoscentia' (knowledge or recognition).
Kelly Says
Medieval knights wore 'conisances'—special badges their followers recognized—so they could identify allies in the chaos of battle; this system of visual recognition is the ancestor of modern corporate logos and team uniforms.
Translations
CACatalà
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
CSČeština
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
DADansk
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
DEDeutsch
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
ESEspañol
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
FISuomi
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
FRFrançais
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
GUGU
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
HAHA
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
HUMagyar
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
IDBahasa Indonesia
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
IGIG
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
ITItaliano
conoscenza
ko-no-s-sen-zah
KKKK
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
MRMR
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
MSBahasa Melayu
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
MYမြန်မာ
သိချွန်
thi-chon
NLNederlands
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
NONorsk
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
PAPA
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
PLPolski
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
PTPortuguês
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
RORomână
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
RUРусский
познание
poz-na-niye
SVSvenska
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
SWKiswahili
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
TLTL
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
TRTürkçe
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
UKУкраїнська
пізнання
piz-nan-nya
VITiếng Việt
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
YOYO
conisance
kon-i-san-sah
ZUZU
conisance
kon-i-san-sah