cosinage

noun
/ˈkʌzɪnɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

A variant of cousinage.

Definitions

  1. Collateral relationship or kindred by blood

    Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.

  2. A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after…

    A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral relation.

    • if the abatement happened upon the death of any collateral relation , other than those before-mentioned , the writ is called a writ of cosinage

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cosinage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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