ˈkinˌship noun
Etymology: kin (I) + -ship
: the quality or state of being kin: as
a. : personal relationship by blood and sometimes by marriage
her kinship with no less than twelve sovereigns — A.P.Stanley
b. : relationship by descent from a common ancestor or membership in a common group (as a clan)
the Negroes … were already conscious of kinship with other men similarly marked throughout the world — Oscar Handlin
the instinctive British feelings of kinship and common freedom — Barbara Ward
a kinship of man with other animals — Weston La Barre
c. : the socially recognized relationship between people in a culture who are or are held to be biologically related or who are given the status of relatives by ritual
d. : a likeness in character or qualities : possession of common features
its mineral waters … carry startling kinship to seawater — Helen A. Levin
in … his character studies critics have found a kinship with the early Flemish masters — American Guide Series: Michigan
e. : a community of interest ; especially : a sense of oneness
acquiescence when negation seems to question our kinship with the crowd — B.N.Cardozo
a sense of professional kinship — Douglas Bush
f. : a close connection between things that resembles a blood relationship
anthropology's kinship with the humanities