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kinsmanship

kinsmanship noun: kinship.

Noun

kinsmanship (usually uncountable, plural kinsmanships)

  1. (usually) kinship
    • the possessor of a competent fortune and the heir of another, may naturally make some impression on a lady's heart with whom kinsmanship and circumstance bring him into daily communion1861 January – 1862 August, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the World; […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […]...

Forms of kinsmanship

pluralkinsmanships

Origin of kinsmanship

From kinsman + -ship.

Questions about kinsmanship

What does kinsmanship mean?
Kinsmanship means kinship.
What part of speech is kinsmanship?
Kinsmanship is a noun.
What is the plural of kinsmanship?
The plural of kinsmanship is kinsmanships.

Words near kinsmanship in the dictionary

  1. Kinslow
  2. Kinslows
  3. kinsman
  4. kinsmanly
  5. Kinsmans
  6. kinsmanship
  7. kinsmanships
  8. kinsmen
  9. Kinson
  10. kinsona
  11. kinspeople

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