Kinsfolk

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of kinfolk. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "When you become a great man, you meet kinsfolk you never knew you had."

  2. 2
    people descended from a common ancestor wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English kynsefolke, after kynnesman (modern English kinsman), equivalent to kin + -s- + folk.

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