Found 5 hits - Term: cousin, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cousin \cous"in\ ku^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 for sosor 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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son,
a cousin-german to great priam's seed. --shak.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
my noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow.
--shak.
1913 webster
see also:
sister cozen coz first cousins cousins-german second cousins
cater-cousin quater-cousin
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cousin \cous"in\, n.
allied; akin. obs. --chaucer.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cousin
n : the child of your aunt or uncle syn: first cousin, cousin-german,
full cousin
see also:
first cousin cousin-german full cousin
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 moby thesaurus words for "cousin":
aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud,
buddy, country cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed,
daughter, father, first cousin, foster brother, frater,
grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle, great-aunt, great-uncle,
half brother, kid brother, mother, nephew, niece, nuncle, nunks,
nunky, second cousin, sis, sissy, sister, sister-german, sistern,
son, stepbrother, stepsister, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother
- [5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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.
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about cousin: Cousin
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Cousin, definition of term: Cousin
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Second Cousin, definition of term: Second Cousin
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First Cousin, definition of term: First Cousin
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Kissing Cousin, definition of term: Kissing Cousin
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