Incognitō, a

or adv. & 8. [Ital., from Latin incog nit us =unknown: in- =not, and cognitus, pa. par. of cognosco to know.] A. As adj . or adv .: Unknown; in disguise or concealment; in or under an a umed name or character. "A Jew may travel incognito from Perpignan to Lisbon."-Swinburne: Travels in Spain, let. 9. in com bro us B. As substantive: 1. One who is unknown, in disguise, or under an a umed name or character. 2. The state of being unknown or in disguise; the a umption of an a umed name or character; as, He preserved his incognito .