kinsman

[ kinz-muhn ]
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noun,plural kins·men.
  1. a blood relative, especially a male.

  2. a relative by marriage.

  1. a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.

Origin of kinsman

1
First recorded in 1100–50, kinsman is from late Old English cinnes man. See kin, 's1, man

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British Dictionary definitions for kinsman

kinsman

/ (ˈkɪnzmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a blood relation or a relation by marriage

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

Derived forms of kinsman

  • kinswoman, fem n

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