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Cousin

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All peers above the rank of baron are officially addressed by the Crown as cousin.

A viscount or earl is “Our right trusty and well-beloved cousin.”

A marquis is “Our right trusty and entirely-beloved cousin.”

A duke is “Our right trusty and right-entirely-beloved cousin.”

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Court-cupboard
Court Fools
Court Holy Water
Court Plaster
Court of Love
Court of Pie-powder
Court of the Gentiles (The)
Courtesy
Courtesy Titles
Cousin
Cousin
Cousin Betsy
Cousin-german
Cousin Jack
Cousin Michael (or Michel)
Coûte que Coûte (French)
Couvade
Cove
Covenanters
Covent Garden
Coventry