ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ACKNOWL'EDGMENT, noun 1. The act of owning; confession; as, the acknowledgment of a fault.2. The owning, with approbation, or in the true character; as the acknowledgment of a God, or of a public minister.3. Concession; admission of the truth; as, of a fact, position, or principle.4. The owning of a benefit received, accompanied with gratitude; and hence it combines the ideas of an expression of thanks. Hence, it is used also for something given or done in return for a favor.5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer.Acknowledgment-money, in some parts of England, is a sum paid by tenants, on the death of their landlord, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.

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acknowledgment. Acknowledgment, n. a confession, owning, return

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Ac‐knowl″edg‐ment (–ment), n. 1. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. “An acknowledgment of fault.” Froude.
2. 2. The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. Hooker. 3. 3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks. Shak.
4. 4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. Smollett.
5. 5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.
Acknowledgment money, in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords. Cowell. Syn. — Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.