recognizor, recognisor (or g silent)

[Eng. recogniz (e); -or.] Law : The person who enters into a recognizance. rě-coil, *re-coile, *re-coyle, *re-cule, v . i . & t. [Fr. reculer , from re- (Lat. re -)=back, and cul (Lat. culus )=the hinder part, the posteriors. Cf. Gael. cul=the hinder part; Wel. cil =back, a retreat.] A. Intransitive : 1. To start, rush, roll, or fall back, as in consequence of resistance which cannot be overcome by the force impre ed; to rebound; to fall back after an advance; as, A gun recoils after a discharge. 2. To be driven back or forced to retreat; to fall back. "The friend shrinks back, the foe recoils." Words worth: White Doe, iv. 3. To return; to come back to the same place. "Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long, back on itself recoils ." Milton: P. L. , ix. 172. 4. To start or shrink back, as from something rěc-og-ni-za-bil-1-ty, s . [Eng. recognizable ; -ity .] The state or condition of being recognizable, repulsive, distre ing, or alarming.