kinsman
    n 1: a male relative

Kinsman \Kins"man\ (k[i^]nz"man), n.; pl. Kinsmen
   (k[i^]nz"men).
   A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
   [1913 Webster]

Kinsman
   Heb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the
   Hebrews was the nearest male blood relation alive. Certain
   important obligations devolved upon him toward his next of kin.
   (1.) If any one from poverty was unable to redeem his
   inheritance, it was the duty of the kinsman to redeem it (Lev.
   25:25,28; Ruth 3:9, 12). He was also required to redeem his
   relation who had sold himself into slavery (Lev. 25:48, 49).
   
     God is the Goel of his people because he redeems them (Ex.
   6:6; Isa. 43:1; 41:14; 44:6, 22; 48:20; Ps. 103:4; Job 19:25,
   etc.).
   
     (2.) The goel also was the avenger (q.v.) of blood (Num.
   35:21) in the case of the murder of the next of kin.
   

Kinsman, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    109
   Housing Units (2000): 50
   Land area (2000):     0.066545 sq. miles (0.172350 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.066545 sq. miles (0.172350 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            40143
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             41.190598 N, 88.569808 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     60437
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Kinsman, IL
    Kinsman