cousinry

[ kuhz-uhn-ree ]

noun

, plural cous·in·ries.

1. cousins or relatives collectively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cousinry¹

First recorded in 1835–45; cousin + -ry

Example Sentences

There are numerous Borcks always in the King's service; nor are these three, except by loose cousinry, related to one another.

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As in the case of its cousinry a-land, the bladderwort at its leisure dines upon its prey.

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He sold his business to the "cousinry," and, as they considered, on hard terms.

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The Anhalt Cousinry gloomed irreconcilable; were never idle, digging pitfalls, raising troubles.

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Goffe, too, was of the Cromwellian cousinry, having married a daughter of Whalley.

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