KINDREDS

Noun

kindreds

plural of kindred

Source: Wiktionary


KINDRED

Kin"dred, n. Etym: [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cunn kin, race + the termination to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.]

1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin. Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. Dryden.

2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other. I think there's no man is secure But the queen's kindred. Shak.

Syn.

– Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.

Kin"dred, a.

Definition: Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. True to the kindred points of heaven and home. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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