Refers to a person connected by blood or marriage; somewhat formal and often used in written contexts.
He is a distant relative of mine.
縁者一同が集まって祝った。
All the relatives gathered and celebrated.
relatives by blood and marriage; kith and kin
Compound of 縁 (en, 'connection' or 'fate') and 者 (sha, 'person'), literally 'connected person'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a relative.