kinsman

(kinzmən)

noun pl. kinsmen

a relative; esp., a male relative

Origin: ME kynnesman < kynnes-, gen. sing. of kyn (see kin) + man

See kinsman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A male relative.
  2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

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