[cous.in] n [ME cosin, fr. OF, fr. L consobrinus, fr. com- + sobrinus second cousin, fr. soror sister--more at sister] (13c) 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 ~"
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 ~s" -- cous.in.hood n -- cous.in.ly adj -- cous.in.ship n