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Definition of Cousinage
1. n. Relationship; kinship.
Definition of Cousinage
1. Noun. (obsolete) relationship; kinship ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cousinage
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cousinage
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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