(adjective) : in-cognĭtus, a, um
* Not examined, untried: vestra solum legitis, vestra amatis, ceteros causā incognitā condemnatis,Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 73: res,id. Caec. 10, 29.
* Not known, unknown (class.; esp. freq. in Cic.): ne incognita pro cognitis habeamus,Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18: insperatum omnibus consilium, incognitum certe,id. Phil. 4, 1, 3: falsa aut incognita res,id. Ac. 1, 12, 45: effata fatidicorum,id. Leg. 2, 8, 20: quae omnia fere Gallis erant incognita, Caes, B. G. 4, 20, 3; so with dat., id. ib. 4, 29, 1: lex,Cic. Agr. 3, 10, 25: biduum ad recognoscendas res datum dominis, tertio incognita sub hasta veniere,unclaimed, not identified by the owners,Liv. 5, 16, 7: qui incognitum famae aperuerint armis orbem terrarum,id. 42, 52, 14: palus oculis incognita nostris,i. e. unseen,Ov. M. 2, 46: cum incognitum (eum) alias haberet,did not know,Suet. Aug. 94: nihil ejusmodi invenio; itaque incognito nimirum assentiar,Cic. Ac. 2, 35, 113; cf. id. ib. 2, 36, 114: contineo igitur me, ne incognito assentiar,id. ib. 2, 43, 133: Rebecca incognita viro,a maiden,Vulg. Gen. 24, 16: longi mensura incognita nervi, unknown, i. e. unparalleled, greater than any known, Juv. 9, 34.

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