kinsman
noun[ˈkʰɪnz.mən]
Etymology From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin + -s- + -man.
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:
- Derived terms
- kinsmanly, kinsmanship
- Coordinate terms
- kinswoman