Cognizance (9)
I believe the answer is:
awareness
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cognizance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for awareness that I've seen before include "Fact of consciousness" , "understanding" , "State of being conscious" , "Consciousness, knowingness" , "Knowing" .)