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cousinry

American  
[kuhz-uhn-ree] / ˈkʌz ən ri /

noun

  • cousinries
    plural
  1. cousins or relatives collectively.


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Etymology

Origin of cousinry

First recorded in 1835–45; cousin + -ry

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

From Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer by Iles, George

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

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

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

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Carlyle, Thomas

When this despotic middle-class cousinry seizes a victim, he is so carefully gagged and bound that complaint is impossible; he is smeared with slime and wax like a snail in a beehive.

From Sons of the Soil by Balzac, Honoré de

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