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kinsfolk

kins·folk

uncommon

noun

1.

people descended from a common ancestor

  • “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
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Origin

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

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