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kinsman

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kins·man  (knzmn)
n.
1. A male relative.
2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

kinsman
Noun
pl -men a relation by blood or marriage
kinswoman fem n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kinsman - a male relative
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
male sibling - a sibling who is male
nephew - a son of your brother or sister
uncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

kinsman or kinswoman
noun relative, relation, blood relative, fellow tribesman, fellow clansman, rellie Austral. (slang)
Translations
kinsman [ˈkɪnzmən] npariente m

kinsman [ˈkɪnzmən] irreg nparent m

kinsman [ˈkɪnzmən] irreg like man) nVerwandte(r) m

kinsman [ˈkɪnzmən] nparente m

kinsman, kinswoman


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This I say in all sincerity, and with a single purpose, as any kinsman might do.
"You see," he suddenly said, "I am a kinsman of the count's and he has been very kind to me.
), minister and kinsman of a petty kinglet under the Chou dynasty, whose `Li Sao', literally translated `Falling into Trouble', is partly autobiography and partly imagination.
 
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