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kindred definition

kin·dred (kin′drid)

noun

  1. Archaic kinship
  2. family or relatives; kin; kinfolk

Etymology: with intrusive -d- < ME kinreden < OE cynn, kin + ræden, state, condition, akin to rædan, read

adjective

  1. Archaic related by birth or common origin
  2. of like nature; similar kindred spirits

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