kinsman
See also: Kinsman
English
Etymology
From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin + -s- + -man.
Noun
kinsman (plural kinsmen)
- A male relative.
- 1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter 6, in The Last Man. […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 230675575:
- And I, the nearest kinsman of the Earl of Windsor, was to propose his election.
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Coordinate terms
- kinswoman
Translations
male relative
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Anagrams
- Kinmans, Mankins, mankins, namkins