2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.
3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.
NEPHILIM
Neph"i*lim, n. pl. Etym: [Heb. n.]
Defn: Giants. Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.
NEPHOSCOPE
Neph"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Meteorol.)
Defn: An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.
NEPHRALGIA; NEPHRALGY Ne*phral"gi*a, Ne*phral"gy, n. Etym: [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. néphralgie.] (Med.)
Defn: Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter. Quain.
NEPHRIDIAL
Ne*phrid"i*al, a. (Zoöl. & Anat.)
Defn: of or pertaining to a nephridium.