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kinsmen

kinsmen is the plural of kinsman.

Meaning of kinsman

Noun

kinsman (plural kinsmen)

  1. A male relative.
    • And I, the nearest kinsman of the Earl of Windsor, was to propose his election.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VI, in The Last Man. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 194

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Questions about kinsmen

What is kinsmen the plural of?
Kinsmen is the plural of kinsman.

Words near kinsmen in the dictionary

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

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