acknowledgement

(n) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
acknowledgment, recognition,
(n) a statement acknowledging something or someone
- she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
- the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
acknowledgment,

acknowledgment recognition