kindreds

Noun

kindred (countable and uncountable, plural kindreds)

1. (often, plural, plural-only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
2. (often, plural, plural-only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
   • *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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Rev 1:7

   Synonyms:

   brethren, kinship

3. (countable) A grouping of relatives.
   • Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…]c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
4. (uncountable) Blood relationship.
   • He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i
5. (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
6. (countable) One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
   • 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?1995, Alanis Morissette, “All I Really Want”, in Jagged Little Pill

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