Cousin
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cousin \Cous"in\ (k[u^]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}.
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Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son,
A cousin-german to great Priam's seed. --Shak.
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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.
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My noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow.
--Shak.
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from
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.
from
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
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