Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relatives; kindred; persons of the same family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Relatives; kindred; kin; kinfolk; persons of the same family or closely related families.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
kinfolk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun people descended from a common ancestor
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Examples
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Thereupon he called his kinsfolk together to counsel, and told them all that he had seen and heard, how Jupiter had appeared to him in his dream, and had threatened him with punishment, and what had thereupon ensued When they heard these things, all with one consent agreed that the man should be carried straightway in a litter to the market-place into the presence of the Consuls.
Stories From Livy Alfred John Church 1870
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What comes out in all his letters to his kinsfolk is his unbounded willingness to take trouble in order to spare others.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880
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The poor woman called her kinsfolk together and implored them to undertake the task of recovering him.
Roman life in the days of Cicero Alfred John Church 1870
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He called his kinsfolk together, and held counsel with them.
Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore William Ralston Shedden Ralston 1858
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It was definitely a family affair, but by the sounds of it, young sons and especially daughters were the kinsfolk enjoying a special gift on the final day of the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Michael Bialas: Fathers, Mumford & Sons at Telluride Bluegrass Festival Michael Bialas 2011
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It was definitely a family affair, but by the sounds of it, young sons and especially daughters were the kinsfolk enjoying a special gift on the final day of the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Michael Bialas: Fathers, Mumford & Sons at Telluride Bluegrass Festival Michael Bialas 2011
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He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk.
Matthew S. Rindge, Ph.D.: Troy Davis And The Biblical Case(s) For Violence Ph.D. Matthew S. Rindge 2011
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It was definitely a family affair, but by the sounds of it, young sons and especially daughters were the kinsfolk enjoying a special gift on the final day of the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Michael Bialas: Fathers, Mumford & Sons at Telluride Bluegrass Festival Michael Bialas 2011
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He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk.
Matthew S. Rindge, Ph.D.: Troy Davis And The Biblical Case(s) For Violence Ph.D. Matthew S. Rindge 2011
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O Moonwalking dynamo who adept at inspiriting audiences church, you communed with us, as if each concert was Sunday service nursing whip-saved pews of kinsfolk, scars hemmed, in JC's South?
Homage To The King Of Pop Whinza Kingslee Ndoro 2011
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