What does it mean if someone says they are related 10 th cousins twice removed ?

Question

What does it mean if someone says they are related 10 th cousins twice removed ?

Answer 1

They share a common ancestor.

One (A) is eleven generations from the common ancestor.

The other (B) is thirteen generations (the two removals) from the common ancestor.

It makes it easier to see by showing the lines of descent parallel to each other.

...........Common Ancestor                                  

Sibling.................................. Sibling

1st Cousin .......................1st Cousin

2nd Cousin ......................2nd Cousin

....

9th Cousin......................  9th Cousin

10th Cousin (A)...............10th Cousin

......................................  10th Cousin, once removed

......................................  10th Cousin, twice removed (B)

Answer 2

it means they were once related to them barley but they have been removed through the family through something like divorce and really are not in the family anymore