kynrede

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cynrǣden; equivalent to kyn + -rede. For forms with -nd-, compare the development of thonder, gandre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkin(d)rɛːd(ə)/, /ˈkin(d)rɛːdən/, /-rɛd-/

Noun

kynrede (plural kynredes)

  1. A family relationship; kinship:
    1. Ancestry; one's ancestors.
    2. The state of having a noble bloodline.
  2. One's relations; family, lineage.
    • 1387, Chaucer, “v. 2563”, in The Tale of Melibee:
      but thyne enemys been thre, and they han manie children, bretheren, cosyns, and oother ny kynrede...
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  3. One's descendants or offspring.
  4. A sodality or fraternity.
  5. A nation or people.

Descendants

  • English: kindred
  • Scots: kindred

References

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