cosinage
noun/ˈkʌzɪnɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
A variant of cousinage.
Definitions
Collateral relationship or kindred by blood
Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.
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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