Kinsfolk

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  • noun plural. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relatives; kindred; persons of the same family.
  • 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.
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  • noun. people descended from a common ancestor
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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    dynasty  gens  homefolk  house  name  
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    kin  kindred  kinfolk  relatives