praecognita Meaning, Definition & Usage

Præ*cog"ni*ta noun plural (Also<
  • Praecognita
  • Præcognita
)
Etymology
L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.
Definitions
  1. This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else.

Webster 1913