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Cousin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cousin : \Cous"in\ (k?z"'n), n. [F. cousin, LL. cosinus, cusinus,
contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's sister,
cousin; con- _ sobrinus a cousin by the mother's side, a form
derived fr. soror (forsosor) sister. See Sister, and cf.
Cozen, Coz.]
1. One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or
sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or
aunt.
Note: The children of brothers and sisters are usually
denominated first cousins, or cousins-german. In the
second generation, they are called second cousins. See
Cater-cousin, and Quater-cousin.
Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son, A
cousin-german to great Priam's seed. --Shak.
2. A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman,
particularly to those of the council. In English writs,
etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
My noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow.
--Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Cousin : \Cous"in\, n.
Allied; akin. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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COUSIN, domest. rel. Cousins are kindred who are the issue of two brothers
or two sisters, or of a brother and a sister. Those who descend from the
brother or sister of the father of the person spoken of are called paternal
cousins; maternal cousins are those who are descended from the brothers or
sisters of the mother. Vide 2 Bro. C. C. 125; 1 Sim. & Stu. 301; 3 Russ. C.
C. 140; 9 Sim. R. 386, 457.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Cousin |
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dreamer7231: @Aloemilk Lol.U shld have seen me.I stopped dead in ze road when i saw it causin my Cousin to smack into me.He was like wtf is wrong with u! |
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Tiwaworks: My Cousin said it best--- don't tell anyone what you are doing. Do it and let them wish they did it! |
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redandtheblack: @catrinababii YEAH WHATEVER!!! POOR ROMEO WISHES HE LOOKED AS PERFECT AS HIS Cousin! lol & they all wish they looked as good as @KINGIVN ;) |
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