Kinsman Definition

kĭnzmən
kinsmen
noun
A relative; esp., a male relative.
Webster's New World
A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.
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Other Word Forms of Kinsman

Noun

Singular:
kinsman
Plural:
kinsmen

Origin of Kinsman

  • kin’s +‎ -man

    From Wiktionary

Kinsman Sentence Examples

  • The trip was cut short by the death of a close kinsman.

  • He joined the rebellion of his kinsman Hugh, earl of Tyrone, but submitted in 1586.

  • He died in October 1439, and was succeeded by his kinsman Frederick, duke of Styria, who became German king as Frederick IV.

  • Newton Bushel was so called from Robert Bussell or Bushel, foster-child and kinsman of Theobald de Englishville, who was made lord of the manor by Henry III.

  • The assassination of his nearest kinsman, a mere boy of sixteen, was as unwise as it was cruel.

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Words Starting With

KKIKIN

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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Words Starting With K and Ending With N

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With K7 Letter Words Ending With N