Cousin.
A surname from Middle English.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Middle English.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Cosyn, a surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.
A fan of the character Lucien LaCroix from the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
Where this word comes from
From cousin, in reference to an incident when a fan of the character Nick Knight, Sharon Scott, admitted that she had a fear of frogs and after two other members of the mailing list who were fans of Lucien LaCroix sent her chocolate frogs in the mail, replied that the two were so cruel that they must be cousins.
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