kinswoman
Example Sentences
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“When Elizabeth was with child, she visited her kinswoman Mary, who carried Christ in her womb. And she was not turned away from the Lord,” I say in a low and modest voice.
From Literature
Ajima meant something like “Auntie”; it was a term of great affection, reserved only for older kinswomen.
From Literature
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
