Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A female relative.
- noun A woman sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female relative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female relative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A female
relative .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a female relative
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Examples
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An old ally has turned against him; his wise advisor has gone missing; and a young kinswoman is wreaking havoc.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Take Five Interview: Juliet Marillier and The Well of Shades 2007
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'By assuring me that my kinswoman is my sincere friend?'
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But I cannot help being glad for you that his kinswoman will be your servant, for you are ill fitted to grow maize with the painted savages, ma plus douce!
Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon 1918
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I'll have my own way; there is no hurt I hope in providing for a near kinswoman, that is left to starve by a still nearer relation.
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So home, where I found Mrs. Lodum speaking with my wife about her kinswoman which is offered my wife to come as a woman to her.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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So home, where I found Mrs. Lodum speaking with my wife about her kinswoman which is offered my wife to come as a woman to her.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 20: January/February 1662-63 Samuel Pepys 1668
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So home, where I found Mrs. Lodum speaking with my wife about her kinswoman which is offered my wife to come as a woman to her.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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So home, where I found Mrs. Lodum speaking with my wife about her kinswoman which is offered my wife to come as a woman to her.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Jan/Feb 1662/63 Pepys, Samuel 1663
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"And accept, for all the kindness you have ever shown me, as to one whom you did not disdain to call a kinswoman, the assurance of my undying gratitude.
The Parisians — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"And accept, for all the kindness you have ever shown me, as to one whom you did not disdain to call a kinswoman, the assurance of my undying gratitude.
The Parisians — Volume 11 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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