cousin-german
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cousin-german
First recorded in 1250–1300, cousin-german is from Middle English cosin germain. See cousin , german
Example Sentences
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Marvel comics has perhaps had the most success with Captain Britain, created 26 years ago by classic X-Men scribe Chris Claremont to act as a Captain America cousin-german for British readers.
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2013
Sir John Maclean, cousin-german of Lord Lovat, had resided ten years at the Court of St. Germains, and to his guidance Lovat confided himself.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. by Thomson, Mrs.
They knew that he was cousin-german to the princess.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
It is stated by some historians that scarcely had Lord Lovat quitted England, than Sir John Maclean, his cousin-german, and Campbell, of Glendarnel, disclosed the plot to Lord Athole and Lord Tarbat.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. by Thomson, Mrs.
The Earl of Cambridge was the King's cousin-german, and had been recently raised to that dignity by Henry himself.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
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