precognition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun knowledge of an event before it occurs
    foreknowledge.

WordNet


Pre`cog*ni"tion noun
Etymology
L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.
Definitions
  1. Previous cognition. Fotherby.
  2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution. Erskine.

Webster 1913