the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A man of the same race or family; one related by blood, or, more loosely, by marriage.
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n. a male relative
Word Usage
"Charles will come together, if they can but shake off wicked Everard, as we call a kinsman, whom Sir Charles has no mind to intro-duce to you, without your leave."