COSINAGE, noun [See Cousin.] In law, a writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered and abated, after the death of the tresail, or the grandfathers grandfather, or other collateral relation.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.