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kins·man (kinz′mən)

noun pl. kinsmen -·men (-mən)

a relative; esp., a male relative

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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