KINDRED


Meaning of KINDRED in English

[ 'kɪndrɪd ]

■ noun

1》 [treated as plural ] one's family and relations.

2》 relationship by blood.

■ adjective similar in kind; related.

Origin

ME: from kin + -red (from OE rden 'condition'), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling through phonetic development (as in thunder ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.