kindred
21kindred — I UK [ˈkɪndrəd] / US adjective formal very similar to another person or thing kindred desires • a kindred spirit/soul someone who likes or cares about the same things as you do II UK [ˈkɪndrəd] / US noun [uncountable] formal the whole of someone… …
22kindred — Relatives. Kin. Usually relatives by blood, but for some purposes only relatives born in lawful wedlock, as where the word appears in a statute of descent. Anno: 48 ALR2d 764, § 3 (c); 10 Am J2d Bast § 149. For some purposes, including relatives… …
23kindred — n. & adj. n. 1 one s relations, referred to collectively. 2 a relationship by blood. 3 a resemblance or affinity in character. adj. 1 related by blood or marriage. 2 allied or similar in character (other kindred symptoms). Phrases and idioms:… …
24kindred — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from kin + Old English rǣden condition, from rǣdan to advise, read Date: 12th century 1. a. a group of related individuals b. one s relatives 2. family relationship ; kinship II …
25kindred — 1. noun /kɪndrəd/ a) Distant and close relatives, collectively. b) Peoples of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. Syn: Hearth, Garth, Stead …
26Kindred — This unusual surname, recorded in English Church Registers from the mid 16th Century under the variant spellings Kenryd, Kendred, Kinrade, Kyndred and Kindread, derives from a rare Anglo Saxon male given name Cenered , composed of the elements… …
27kindred — adj. Kindred is used with these nouns: ↑soul, ↑spirit …
28kindred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. consanguinity; relatives, kinfolk[s], kinsmen; clan, tribe; brothers, sisters, cousins, parents, etc.; kindred spirits, congenial people. adj. related, akin, al lied; congenial. See relation,… …
29kindred — 1 noun (U) 1 old use your family compare kin 2 (+ with) formal a family relationship; kinship 2 adjective (only before noun) 1 a kindred spirit someone who thinks and feels the way you do 2 formal belonging to the same group or family …
30kindred — kin or kindred Relation or relationship by blood or consanguinity. Relatives by blood; by birth. May be either lineal (ascending or descending) or collateral. Poff v. Pennsylvania R. Co., D.C.N.Y., 57 F.Supp. 625, 626. See also blood relations… …