单词 | kindsfolk |
释义 | kindsfolkn. Now rare. = kinsfolk n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > relations or kindred > [noun] kinc825 sibOE kindredOE sibness?a1300 kindc1325 affinity1357 cousinagea1382 cognationc1384 kinhoodc1440 kinsfolkc1450 evenkina1500 relation1502 kindsfolk1555 folks1715 cousinhood1748 loved onea1756 parentage1768 concerns1818 belonging1842 cousinry1844 cousinship1865 kinspeople1866 kinfolk1873 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. ix. 200 His friendes, acquaintaunce, and kindesfolke [L. propinqui & necessarij], assembled together, make a bealie sacrifice of hym. 1587 W. Raleigh Let. 15 Aug. (1999) 38 My lad[y's] frends and kindsfolks. 1735 Secrets of Woman's Heart 6 For the Physicians sends, And summon'd all her Kindsfolk, and her Friends. 1832 Gospel Anchor 16 June 404/1 His brethren and kindsfolk are angels & good men. 1890 Defiance County (Ohio) Republican & Express 7 Mar. 3/1 Visiting friends and kindsfolk. 1923 J. Pulver Dict. Old Eng. Music 101 In common with the practice prevalent among their kindsfolk on the Continent, the early Saxons in England used the Harp for all festive occasions. 1955 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 16 July 12/7 Left an orphan at the age of three he lived among his kindsfolks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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