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Cousinly vs Cousinry - What's the difference?

cousinly | cousinry |

As an adjective cousinly

is characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin.

As a noun cousinry is

a body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousin to a given person or persons.

cousinly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of, or suitable to, a cousin
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Susan Glaspell, title=The Visioning, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Katie," he broke out, "if you have any cousinly love in your heart, and know anything about Walt Whitman, tell me something, so I can go back and spring it on Helen." }}

    cousinry

    English

    Noun

    (cousinries)
  • A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousin to a given person or persons.
    • (Webster 1913)