Word: cousinly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Then Phumiphon got into his Daimler and drove back to the palace, where he had another shower. What he thought of it all, none knew. Perhaps he shared the skepticism of his cousin, Prince Chumphot, who had officiated at a similar ceremony during the previous week. At its conclusion, Prince Chumphot had turned to a Western guest and said: 'I'm interested to know what you make of all this. Traditional, of course, you know. But pure superstition...
T.S.E. is related to C.W.E. The relationship is third cousin twice removed...
This hair-cut is a cousin-German to the French post-war "collaboration bob," which as late as 1946 all women considered a disgrace, but which for some reason in 1950 they consider a destination. She who yesterday was held a traitor to her country and her sex, today is proclaimed a leader (or perhaps a follower?) of high fashion...
...kept her door bolted. She allowed her banker and her lawyer to call only at long intervals. On rare occasions she received her cousin Hollis Gale-usually asking him to bring a collection of menus from other hotels to be sure the Seymour was not cheating her on the prices of meals. Though she loved beef and cheese she felt they were too expensive, and never ordered them; a bellboy brought one meal a day to her suite. She refused to let anyone see her sign her name, and never made a will...
...insisted that they were her illegitimate sons. Manhattan courts spent almost a year and a half in sorting out improper claims and weighing evidence. To disprove the claims, lawyers produced a family tree on a chart 32 feet long. Last week her estate was award ed to her cousin, Hollis Gale, her closest of kin, and one of the few people who had ever tried to befriend...