Definition of Kinsman

1. Noun. A male relative.

Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Specialized synonyms: Male Sibling, Nephew, Uncle

Definition of Kinsman

1. n. A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.

Definition of Kinsman

1. Noun. A male relative. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kinsman

1. a male relative [n KINSMEN] - See also: relative

Medical Definition of Kinsman

1. A man of the same race or family; one related by blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kinsman

kinovic acid
kinoyl
kinred
kinrede
kinredes
kinreds
kins
kinsfolk
kinsfolks
kinship
kinship by marriage
kinship group
kinships
kinslayer
kinslayers
kinsman (current term)
kinsmanship
kinsmanships
kinsmen
kinspeople
kinsperson
kinspersons
kinswoman
kinswomen
kintergarden
kintoreite
kinæstheses
kinæsthesia
kinæsthesis
kinæsthetic

Literary usage of Kinsman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"(f) Sixth rule: next collateral kinsman of the whole Mood. ... First, he must be his next collateral kinsman, either personally or jure ..."

2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1900)
"TO MY HONOURED kinsman, ... My other friends are divided in their judgments, which to prefer; but the greater part are for those to my dear kinsman, ..."

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