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kinsman

[ kinz-muhn ]

noun

plural kinsmen.
  1. a blood relative, especially a male.
  2. a relative by marriage.
  3. a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.


kinsman

/ ˈ°ìɪ²Ô³ú³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. a blood relation or a relation by marriage
  2. a member of the same race, tribe, or ethnic stock
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì¾±²Ô²õËŒ·É´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, noun:feminine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kinsman1

First recorded in 1100–50, kinsman is from late Old English cinnes man. See kin, 's 1, man
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He instructs his Blackwood ally to take his enemy's children hostage and put their unarmed kinsmen to the sword to force their allegiance.

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On the southern side of the town, residents from the Luo community largely back their ethnic kinsman and veteran opposition presidential hopeful Raila Odinga.

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They then decided to make distinctive marks on their cheeks, "akin to the ones their animals had, which would help them in identifying their kinsmen during battles", Mr Makkuwana says.

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The many characters in “The Books of Jacob†allow for describing Jacob Frank through the words of others, both his enemies and kinsmen.

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When Mr. Anderson entered the chapel, which was used as a courtroom to hold all 63 defendants, he shook his head and tried to imagine how his kinsman must have felt in that moment.

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