Definition of Cousinage

1. n. Relationship; kinship.

Definition of Cousinage

1. Noun. (obsolete) relationship; kinship ¹

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Definition of Cousinage

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cousinage

cousin-aunts
cousin-brother
cousin-german
cousin-germans
cousin-in-law
cousin-in-laws
cousin-sister
cousin-uncle
cousin-uncles
cousin brother
cousin brothers
cousin marriage
cousin prime
cousin sister
cousin sisters
cousinage (current term)
cousinages
cousinette
cousinhood
cousinhoods
cousinless
cousinly
cousinries
cousinry
cousins
cousins-german
cousins-in-law
cousinship
cousinships
couta boat

Literary usage of Cousinage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Law Dictionary: Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1843)
"... used in a writ of Ayel or cousinage, in the same sense as a descent in a writ of right. ... cousinage ..."

2. An Analytical Digested Index to the Common Law Reports: From the Time of by Thomas Coventry, Samuel Hughes (1832)
"Plaintiff cannot relinquish his challenge of a juror upon his being challenged by the defendant also. Anon. 2 Dy. 198. pi. 51. 21. The manner of cousinage ..."

3. On the Admissibility of Confessions and Challenge of Jurors in Criminal by Henry Holmes Joy (1842)
"A challenge to the array for cousinage of the sheriff is a principal ... The manner of cousinage is not traversable, but the fact of cousinage only(c). ..."

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