kinsman

[ kinz-muh n ]

/ ˈkɪnz mən /

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noun, plural kins·men.

a blood relative, especially a male.

a relative by marriage.

a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.

Nearby words

kinsey, kinsey, alfred, kinsfolk, kinshasa, kinship, kinsman, kinston, kinswoman, kintpuash, kinyarwanda, kioga

Origin of kinsman

First recorded in 1100–50, kinsman is from the late Old English word cinnes man. See kin, 's¹, man¹

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Examples from the Web for kinsman

That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald|Anonymous
St. Fionan however who was a kinsman of Mochuda and had just returned from Rome, came at this time on a visit to the monastery.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous
Burlingame had said nothing about the letter from the late Michael Turley's kinsman in Montreal and the question of the legacy.
Wild Youth, Volume Complete|Gilbert Parker
His kinsman said to Aruna Aupavesi, "Thou art advanced in years, establish thou the sacrificial fires."
India: What can it teach us?|F. Max Mller

At this moment Montferrat came in, and stood by his kinsman.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for kinsman

kinsman

/ (ˈkɪnzmən) /

noun plural -men

a blood relation or a relation by marriage

a member of the same race, tribe, or ethnic stock

Derived Forms

kinswoman, fem n

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kinsman

noun, plural kins·men.

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Origin of kinsman

Examples from the Web for kinsman

British Dictionary definitions for kinsman

kinsman

noun plural -men

Derived Forms