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kindred (adj) – 1. Of the same ancestry or family.

  1. Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character.

(noun) – 1. A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.

  1. (used with a pl. verb) A person’s relatives; kinfolk.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology :
If you believe that advice and relatives are inseparable, the etymology of kindred will prove you right. Kindred comes from a combination of kin and the Old English word ræden (“condition”), which itself comes from the verb rædan, meaning “to advise.” Kindred entered English as a noun first during the Middle Ages. That noun, which can refer to a group of related individuals or to one’s own relatives, gave rise to the adjective kindred in the 14th century.

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