Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.
   praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]
   1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.

   2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case
      with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.

Source : WordNet®

precognition
     n : knowledge of an event before it occurs [syn: {foreknowledge}]