kinsfolk

English

Etymology

From Middle English kynsefolke, after kynnesman (modern English kinsman), equivalent to kin +‎ -s- +‎ folk.[1]

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Noun

kinsfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinsfolks)

  1. Alternative spelling of kinfolk.

References

  1. ^ “kinsfolk | kinsfolks, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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