kinsman
pronunciation
How to pronounce kinsman in British English:
UK [ˈkɪnzmən]
How to pronounce kinsman in American English:
US [ˈkɪnzmən]
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- Noun:
- a male relative
Word Origin
- kinsman (n.)
- c. 1200, kenesmen, from late Old English cynnes mannum; see kin + man. Kinswoman is recorded from c. 1400.
Antonym
Example
- 1. So that her highborn kinsman came .
- 2. So that her high-born kinsman came .
- 3. For killing juliet 's kinsman tybalt .
- 4. So that her highbom kinsman came .
- 5. So that her high-born kinsman came and bore her away from me .