n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə -z ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cosin, from Anglo-French cusin, cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister ― more at SISTER
Date: 13th century
1 a : a child of one's uncle or aunt b : a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line c : KINSMAN , RELATIVE <a distant cousin >
2 : one associated with or related to another : COUNTERPART
3 ― used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman
4 : a person of a race or people ethnically or culturally related <our English cousin s >
– cous · in · hood \ - ˌ hu ̇ d \ noun
– cous · in · ly adjective
– cous · in · ship \ - ˌ ship \ noun