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
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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
He was succeeded by Attalus I., his cousin-german, who assumed the title of king, after he had conquered the Galatians; and transmitted it to his posterity, who enjoyed it to the third generation.
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles
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
Look you, as I told that cousin-german of yours, the herb-doctor, I'm now on the road to get me made some sort of machine to do my work.
From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman
Honest John Stokes, the miller, was her cousin-german.
From Aunt Deborah by Mitford, Mary Russell
Besides other queries, which it is not material here to relate, Augustine asked, "Whether cousins-german might be allowed to marry."
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John by Hume, David
The same scarcity of toes is a characteristic of the agoutis, capivaras, and so called “Guinea pigs,” all of which are cousins-german of the biscacha.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
Thus we write fathers-in-law, sons-in-law, knights-errant, courts-martial, cousins-german, hangers-on, comings-in, goings-out, goings-forth, varying the first; and manhaters, manstealers, manslayers, maneaters, mandrills, handfuls, spoonfuls, mouthfuls, pailfuls, outpourings, ingatherings, downsittings, overflowings, varying the last.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
Besides, they were related, being born of cousins-german.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
We had a number of visitors on board, and among others, several princes, cousins-german of the Sultan, one of them being the Commander-in-Chief of the army.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
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