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- noun An all Canadian Charitable service organization See: Kin
- noun Plural form of
kinsman .
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Examples
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When he thought his end was nigh he called his kinsmen round him and said his will was that Atli should take over all the property after his day.
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Having slain those Kurus -- our kinsmen, that is, our friends and well-wishers, -- we shall have to sink in hell, beads (hanging) downwards.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Among the Goajiros of Colombia to mention the dead before his kinsmen is a dreadful offence, which is often punished with death; for if it happens on the rancho of the deceased, in presence of his nephew or uncle, they will assuredly kill the offender on the spot if they can.
Chapter 22. Tabooed Words. § 3. Names of the Dead tabooed 1922
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Among the Goajiros of Colombia to mention the dead before his kinsmen is a dreadful offence, which is often punished with death; for if it happens on the rancho of the deceased, in presence of his nephew or uncle, they will assuredly kill the offender on the spot if they can.
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Our kinsmen are a great and proud people, and we, as Thou knowest, are but very simple men.
The Message 1912
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Among the Goajiros of Colombia to mention the dead before his kinsmen is a dreadful offence, which is often punished with death; for if it happens on the _rancho_ of the deceased, in presence of his nephew or uncle, they will assuredly kill the offender on the spot if they can.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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Councils; his kinsmen are the MacMahons in France, the O'Donnels in
Post-Prandial Philosophy Grant Allen 1873
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Zion thus calls her kinsmen (Ro 11: 14) slain throughout the country or carried captives to Babylon [Grotius].
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No: the very men whom hitherto you have called your kinsmen, the men who in their anxiety for your safety have left their homes and families in order to defend you.
The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872
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These Paul calls his kinsmen; not only more largely, as they were Jews, but as they were in blood or affinity nearly allied to him.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
brtom commented on the word kinsmen
I listened to the talk of my kinsmen and neighbors as I never had done, alert to their knowledge of the place, and to the qualities and energies of their speech. Wendell Berry "A Native Hill"
July 19, 2008