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Meaning of cosinage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkʌzɪnɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.
    countable, uncountable
  2. 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.
    countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cosine cosine curve cosine formula cosine law cosine rule Cosines

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