Cousin

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·noun Allied; akin.

II. Cousin ·noun One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.

III. Cousin ·noun 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.

Related Words

Cater-cousin
·noun A remote relation. ·see Quater-cousin. ...

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Country cousin
·add. ·- A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights. ...

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Cousin-german
·noun A first cousin. ·see Note under Cousin, 1. ...

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Quater-cousin
·noun A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred. ...

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Cousin Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No. 83, to the Thames (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward. Earli...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Cousin, Anne Ross (Cundell)
(1824-1906) Poetess, only dau. of D.R. Cundell, M.D., Leith, m. 1847 Rev. Wm. Cousin, minister of t...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Cousin Lane Stairs
At the south end of Cousin Lane. In Dowgate Ward (Bacon, 1912). First mention: O.S. 1848-51. Forme...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.