Conscient
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 conscious; aware obsolete
"As we see in Augustus Cæsar, (who was rather diverse from his uncle, than inferior in virtue,) how when he died, he desired his friends about him to give him a plaudite, as if he were conscient to himself that he had played his part well upon the stage."
Example
More examples"As we see in Augustus Cæsar, (who was rather diverse from his uncle, than inferior in virtue,) how when he died, he desired his friends about him to give him a plaudite, as if he were conscient to himself that he had played his part well upon the stage."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consciens, conscientis, present participle.
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