noun, plural kins·men.
- a blood relative, especially a male.
- a relative by marriage.
- a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.
noun plural -men
- a blood relation or a relation by marriage
- a member of the same race, tribe, or ethnic stock
c.1200, kenesmen, from late Old English cynnes mannum; see kin + man. Kinswoman is recorded from c.1400.