kinswoman
noun
a female relative.
kinswomen
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pluralof kinswoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Beauteous as herself are her kinswomen, the two sisters of King George II of Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ajima meant something like “Auntie”; it was a term of great affection, reserved only for older kinswomen.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
"You forget," Marie de' Medici had replied, "that they are my kinswomen."
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
See here is his letter to the maître d’hôtel, in which he states that we are French ladies, kinswomen of his own.”
From Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 by Talbot Baines Reed
He had long been interested in general English affairs, and his kinswomen had intermarried into great British houses.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
