noun
- a male relative; a man related by blood or marriage
Usage: formal or literary
Examples
- The old man left his fortune to his nearest kinsman.
- As her kinsman, he felt obligated to help during the crisis.
- The king summoned his kinsmen to discuss the succession.
- Every kinsman in the family attended the reunion.
- He was welcomed as a kinsman despite being only distantly related.
- The wealthy merchant provided for all his kinsmen.