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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cosin(e, Cosyn(e, n. Also: kosyn, cosene, cosen, cossen, coasen, coson. [ME. cosin, cosyn (c 1290, also cosen, etc.), OF. cosin, var. of cousin, cusin. Cf. Cosing,n. and Cousin(e, Cusin(e.] A near kinsman or relative (usually a male); a cousin.(a) 1375 Barb. xii. 31.
Schir Henry of Bowne … That wes … to the erll of Herfurd cosyne Ib. xvii. 28.
The marschall, quhais cosyne He had weddit on-till his viff a1400 Leg. S. vi. 445.
Synciane, that wes … cosyne To the kinge thar be rycht lyne 1388 Douglas Chart. 32.
Wr lufd cosyn dame Mergaret Steward 1408 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 221.
Quhat so euir our saide cosinez dois … , we grant to halde ferme and stabil 1432 Lamont P. 13.
This indentur mayde … betwyx an honerabil man Robert Lawmanson, … and his deyr cosyn and man Fynlo Ewynson 1493 Douglas Chart. 143.
Our traist cosyne and chanslar Archibald erle of Angus 1598 Misc. Hist. Soc. I. 53.
For the Bishoprick of Rosse, the K. most freely gaue it to Mr. Leslie, the B. owne cosin 1615 Haddington Corr. 82.
Thomas Hamiltoun, eldest … sone to oure traist cosine and counsallour, Thomas Lord of Binning(b) 1432 Lamont P. 13.
To be … leyl and a gud lorde as his lorde and cheff of kyn acht for to be to thar neyr cosen and man 1586 Hay Nobilitie 53.
This D. to this K. cosen once removed 1626 Sutherland Corr. 145.
To my much esteemed coson, Sir Roberte Gourdon 1667 Highland P. II. 34.
John Leslie … had given the right and title of the castle … to his coasen the laird of Bowhyn 1679 Red Bk. Menteith II. 175.
The bearer heirof, Leiutenant Collonell Grahame, our cossen, … I beseich yow make much of him