Kinsfolk
[kinzfәuk]
Definition
(n.) Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely or closely related families.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Relations, relatives, kin, kindred, kinsmen.
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Definition
n. folk or people kindred or related to one another.—ns. Kin′ship relationship; Kins′man a man of the same kin or race with another:—fem. Kins′woman.
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Examples
- The tie between the Dagonets, the du Lacs of Maryland, and their aristocratic Cornish kinsfolk, the Trevennas, had always remained close and cordial. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Have you ever heard anything from your father's kinsfolk, the Eyres? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It was a fear of losing me that made him refuse to tell me my real name, for he thought I would forsake him and go back to my kinsfolk. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, resumed Mr. Rochester, if you disown parents, you must have some sort of kinsfolk: uncles and aunts? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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