kinsmanship

English

Etymology

From kinsman +‎ -ship.

Noun

kinsmanship (usually uncountable, plural kinsmanships)

1. kinship
   • 1861 January – 1862 August, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the World; […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published 1862, →OCLC:

     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

References

• “kinsmanship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.