Cosinage

Quick meaning: Cosinage is a noun meaning Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.

Meaning

Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.

More Meanings

1. (law, historical or obsolete) 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.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

• cosinages

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include consanguinity, consanguinamory, consanguine, kinship, relationship, cousinage.

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