cousin-german
Americannoun
plural
cousins-germanEtymology
Origin of cousin-german
First recorded in 1250–1300, cousin-german is from Middle English cosin germain. See cousin , german
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Harriet, the only daughter, was married to her mother's cousin-german, Captain James Dalzell, uncle of Robert Earl of Carnwath.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. by Thomson, Mrs.
"For my part," said Amazan, "my intention is to return to Babylon, of which I am the presumptive heir, and to ask of my uncle Belus the hand of my cousin-german, the incomparable Formosanta."
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
Ride hence to a castle which is called Goothe, where he has a cousin-german.
From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
His cousin-german Baldwin the Seventh, earl of Flanders, dying without issue in 1119, left him his heir by will, on account of his extraordinary valor and merit.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
