NEXT OF KIN


Meaning of NEXT OF KIN in English

1. a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified.

2. Law. the nearest relative or relatives who share in the estate of a person who dies intestate.

[ 1760-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .