kindred
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.countableoftenpluralplural-onlyuncountable
2. (often plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.Examples: "*Behold he commeth with clouds, and euery eye ſhal ſee him,and they alſo which pearced him: and all kinreds of the earth ſhall waıle becauſe of him: euen ſo. Amen."Synonyms: brethren, kinshipcountableoftenpluralplural-onlyuncountable
3. (countable) A grouping of relatives.Examples: "Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…]"countable
4. (uncountable) Blood relationship.Examples: "He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—"uncountable
5. (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.uncountable
6. (countable) One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.Examples: "And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred?"countable
Definition source: Wiktionary