"kinsman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinsmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin + -s- + -man. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kynnesman}} Middle English kynnesman, {{affix|en|kin|-s-|-man}} kin + -s- + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|kinsmen}} kinsman (plural kinsmen)
  1. A male relative. Categories (topical): Male, Male family members, Male people Coordinate_terms: kinswoman Translations (male relative): συγγενής (sungenḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), πηός (pēós) (english: by marriage) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ազգական (azgakan) (Armenian), বেরাদর (berador) (Bengali), роднина (rodnina) [masculine] (Bulgarian), slægtning [common-gender] (Danish), frænde [common-gender] (Danish), ætling [common-gender] (Danish), ættarmaður [masculine] (Faroese), miespuolinen sukulainen (Finnish), parent [masculine] (French), ნათესავი (natesavi) (Georgian), სახლიკაცი (saxliḳaci) (Georgian), Verwandter [masculine] (German), Angehöriger [masculine] (German), Landsmann [masculine] (German), 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niþjis) [masculine] (Gothic), 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ganiþjis) [masculine] (Gothic), parente [masculine] (Italian), gentilis [masculine] (Latin), forfader [masculine] (Norwegian), ætting [masculine] (Norwegian), ættfar [masculine] (Norwegian), parent [masculine] (Occitan), frændi [masculine] (Old Norse), niðr [masculine] (Old Norse), parente [masculine] (Portuguese), ро́дственник (ródstvennik) [masculine] (Russian), बान्धव (bāndhava) (note: especially maternal) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ज्ञाति (jñāti) (note: especially paternal) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ndugu (Swahili), frände [common-gender] (Swedish)

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