The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cousin \Cous"in\ (k[u^]z"'n), n. [F. cousin, LL. cosinus, cusinus, contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's sister, cousin; con- + sobrinus a cousin by the mother's side, a form derived fr. soror (for sosor) sister. See Sister, and cf. Cozen, Coz.]
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One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
Note: The children of brothers and sisters are usually denominated first cousins, or cousins-german. In the second generation, they are called second cousins. See Cater-cousin, and Quater-cousin.
Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son, A cousin-german to great Priam's seed.
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A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
My noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of second cousin English)
Usage examples of "second cousins".
Whatever their parents and uncles and second cousins have done, they don't deserve to die for it, and you won't let them.
She didn't even know how many cousins she had, let alone second cousins.
Each dawn he had sent coded messages to Mara at the old Acoma estate, narrowing down the possibilities: the time of the conflict that had resulted in the secret treaty with the cho-ja could have been tied to a civil disruption eighteen hundred years earlier, two centuries after the founding of the Empire, or to another period four hundred years afterward, when no war was mentioned, but a review of family pedigrees showed inheritances passing to first and second cousins, and an inordinate number of underage heirs.
Lorenzo's second cousins Giovanni and Lorenzo de' Medici, whom Lorenzo had raised and educated after they were orphaned.
But you and Munk and little Nubar all second cousins a century after the fact.
Eachdawn he had sent coded messages to Mara at the old Acomaestate, narrowing down the possibilities: the time of theconflict that had resulted in the secret treaty with the cho-jacould have been tied to a civil disruption eighteen hundredyears earlier, two centuries after the founding of the Empire,or to another period four hundred years afterward, whenno war was mentioned, but a review of family pedigreesshowed inheritances passing to first and second cousins,and an inordinate number of underage heirs.
After him it goes to cousins and second cousins of the old king—.