kinswoman
Example Sentences
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She makes herself useful, however, preparing a poultice to soothe Anne’s pains, and swiftly rises through the ranks, from chambermaid to confidante, before supplanting Sarah, her kinswoman, in the sovereign’s bed.
From The New Yorker
The older woman kneels in front of Mary, who looks down tenderly and embraces her kinswoman, who is bearing St. John the Baptist.
From Washington Post
Later she refused to call her "daughter" in company, instead describing her as a "kinswoman" or "cousin".
From BBC
The nobles and burghers of the district naturally wished to keep their kinswomen near them and the endowments were usually forthcoming.
From Project Gutenberg
When the former lady was arrested for the first time in 1688, her kinswoman and Madame de Maintenon interceded for her.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
