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Cousin
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Allied; akin. [Obs.] Chaucer.