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Reconis, Recunys(e, v. Also: ra- and -conys, -conn(e)is; -cune(i)s, -cun(n)is, -ys, -cwn(n)is, -ys, -es, -eis. P.p. also racunnis, -cwnnis. [OF reconnuiss-, stem of reconoistre (mod. F. reconnaître), f. L. recognoscere. Cf. Recognis, Recognosce.] tr. Of a feudal superior: To resume possession of (lands).(a) 1438 Ayr B. Ct. 4 May.
Thair war the rudis that war prufit waist & reconisit be the bailȝeis for the kyngis mark be for thir witnes 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 61.
Of reconising of landis … gif thai be reconist for cause thai aw to be lattyn to borgh till the askar 1470 Prestwick B. Rec. 4.
In fawt of the payment of the said ij d. annuel ȝerli … it was reconysit and tynt be the cours of commoun law 1470 Lennox Mun. 80.
To distrenȝie and reconis the saidis landis … in oure name 1470 5th Rep. Hist. MSS App. 630/1.
My perti has beynne reconist befor … and lattin to borgh to him be wrang informatioun 1473 Acta Aud. 27/2.
The landis … reconist of before in oure souuerain lordis handis for the debatis betuix the said partiis 1478 Acta Conc. I 15/2.
Anent the annuel in Leith pertening to Johne Naper & reconist be Schir William Knollis preceptor of Torfichin for his deweteis aucht to him 1525 Wigtown B. Ct. 168b.
& for to raconneis in his nam the landis pertenand hym 1550 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 14b (12 Nov.).
The said tenement is in poinct to be reconnissit for non payment of the male & fewferme 1555 Peebles B. Rec. I 221.(b) 1389 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 17.
That we sal noch recunyse na ger recunyse the landys of Dunbulge … the qwylkys he haldys of ws 1418 Liber Melros 540.
Qwhilkis forsaide landis we recvnysit in our handis apon certane cause 1433 Swintons App. xxxiii.
The landis of Mykill Swynton with the pertenance, be hym recunysit 1448–9 Ayr B. Ct. 20 Feb.
Balȝeis [etc.] … recwnisit al the waist landis … in the defalt of the kingis male 1456 Peebles B. Rec. I 111.
Our Lady balyeis has racunnis with erd and stan a land liand of this sid the Hau Ib. 112.
Racwnnest Ib. 117.
Racwnnis 1457–8 Ib. 124.
Racwnnyst 1458 Ib. 129.
Racwnyst 1460 Ib. 136.
Recwnyssyt c1475 Wall. iii 276.
His wncle Schir Ranald may mak this band. Gyff he will nocht, racunnys all his land 1510 Stirlings of Keir 292.
Racunest 1568 Inverness Rec. I 162.
The rude of waist land pertenyng Alexander Bane … to be recuneist to James Paterson prowest for non payment making of the anwellis thairof Ib.
Recwneist

b. In extended sense: To regain (land); to take back sovereignty or overlordship over a territory. a1538 Abell 92b.
He fled in Orknay & Alexander recunist the ylis Ib. 98a.
Thai brocht thare wappynis at thai helpit to recunis the ring