Definition of: kinsman

(kinz′mən) noun plural ·men (-mən)
A blood relation.
—kins′wom′an (-wm′ən) A fem. Synonyms: connection, relative, relation. Kinsman is preferred in certain cases, on the ground of greater clearness, to relative, relation, connection. A man′s relative or relation is one who is related to him, either by blood, as a brother (a kinsman), or by law, as a brother–in–law (not a kinsman), or, loosely, by some other bond. Connection is still more vague and unsatisfactory. The same applies to kinswoman. See KINDRED.