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kinsman

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A quick definition of kinsman:

A kinsman is someone who is related to you by blood or marriage. This means they are your family members, like your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even your in-laws. A kinsman can also be someone who is related to you through adoption. There are different types of kinsmen, such as blood relatives who share a common ancestor, collateral relatives who are not in the direct line of descent, and relatives by affinity who are related through marriage. A half-brother or half-sister is an example of a relative of the half blood.

A more thorough explanation:

A kinsman is a relative who is connected to another person by blood or affinity.

  • Blood relative: A person who shares an ancestor with another.
  • Collateral relative: A relative who is not in the direct line of descent, such as a cousin.
  • Relative by affinity: A person who is related not by marriage or by blood or by adoption, but solely as the result of a marriage.
  • Relative of the half blood: A collateral relative who shares one common ancestor.

John's uncle is his kinsman because they are related by blood. Sarah's cousin is her kinsman because they are collateral relatives. Tom's mother-in-law is his kinsman by affinity because they are related through marriage. Mary's half-sister is her kinsman of the half blood because they share one common ancestor.

These examples illustrate how a kinsman can be related to another person in different ways, such as through blood, marriage, or adoption.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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