cognisance vs sense

cognisance and sense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cognisance	Yes	No	No	No
sense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sense is a hyponym of cognisance; that is, sense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cognisance:

Other hyponyms of cognisance include self-awareness, feel.

cognisance (noun)	sense (noun)
having knowledge of	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
	sound practical judgment
	a general conscious awareness
	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

cognisance (verb)	sense (verb)
	discern
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically