apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.-recollection; recognition.-jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies.-the hearing a matter judicially.-an acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or confession of a thing done.-a form of defense in the action of replevin, by which the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully taken, as a distress, by defendant, acting as servant for another.-the distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight, usually upon the helmet, and by his retainers and followers: hence, in general, a badge worn by a retainer or dependent, to indicate the person or party to which he belonged; a token by which a thing may be known.