kinsfolk

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun people descended from a common ancestor

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, sept, phratry

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