noun
- plural of cousinages; the state, relationship, or group of being cousins; kinship through cousins
- plural of cousinages; a body or association of people related as cousins or by family ties
Usage: archaic or formal; rarely used in modern English
Usage: historical; archaic
Examples
- The various cousinages of the noble families were carefully documented in the genealogical records.
- Through marriage, the cousinages of the two estates became intertwined.
- Medieval historians studied the cousinages that bound together the ruling houses of Europe.
- The cousinages within the extended family determined inheritance rights and social standing.