Law. Obs. or arch. Also 6 -our. [a. AF. conusour, conis(s)our = OF. conois(s)eor, f. L. type cognōscitor-em (cf. It. conoscitore, Pr. conoisedor), f. cognōscĕre to know.] Archaic form of COGNIZOR: The party who made cognizance, esp. in a FINE of land.
1574. trans. Littleton’s Tenures, 20 a. Wee … beare you fayth for the landes yt wee hold of you your conusour.
1628. Coke, On Litt., 77 a. So if the Conusor of a fine executorie of lands holden by Knights seruice, dyeth.
1818. Cruise, Digest (ed. 2), V. 82. An affidavit shall be made, stating the time of the death of such conuzor or conuzors. Ibid., V. 544. He is not the issue in tail of the conusor of the fine.
