cousin-german

[ kuhz-uh n-jur-muh n ]

/ ˈkʌz ənˈdʒɜr mən /

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noun, plural cous·ins-ger·man [kuhz-uh nz-jur-muh n] /ˈkʌz ənzˈdʒɜr mən/.

Archaic. cousin(def 1).

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Nearby words

courtyard, couru, couscous, cousin, cousin jack, cousin-german, cousinly, cousinry, cousteau, cousy, couta

Origin of cousin-german

First recorded in 1250–1300, cousin-german is from the Middle English word cosin germain. See cousin, german

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Examples from the Web for cousin-german

In method greatly, and in manner, and even in conceptive imagination, he differs from Webster: but he is his Cousin-German.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. Sharp
Tathi—Younger brother, sister, or cousin-german (not concubitant).
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
There can hardly be anything but the name in common between the Lionel of this ballad and Lancelot's cousin-german.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various
He was a cousin-german of my father's, being the son of a younger brother of my grandfather's, and somewhat of a favourite.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper

I had it from Mr. Noel, Lady Byron's cousin-german and intimate friend.
Yesterdays with Authors|James T. Fields