Meanings
nounkinsmanship (usually uncountable, plural kinsmanships)
plural kinsmanships
- uncountableusuallykinship
the possessor of a competent fortune and the heir of another, may naturally make some impression on a lady's heart with whom kinsmanship and circumstance bring him into daily communion
1861 January – 1862 August, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the World; […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1862, →OCLC
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kinsmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsmanship
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“kinsmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsmanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinsmanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinsmanship.
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