The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precognosce \Pre*cog"nosce\, v. t. [L. praecognoscere to
   foreknow.] (Scots Law)
   To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence.
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         A committee of nine precognoscing the chances.
                                                  --Masson.
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