Kinsmen vs Kindred - What's the difference?
kinsmen | kindred |
(often, plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively. (rfex)
(often, plural only) Peoples of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. (rfex)
(countable) A grouping of relatives.
* Shakespeare
A combination of extended family and religious group, of the religious order in America.
Of the same nature.
* 1924 , ,
As nouns the difference between kinsmen and kindred
is that kinsmen is an all Canadian Charitable service organization See: Kin while kindred is distant and close relatives, collectively.As an adjective kindred is
of the same nature.kindred
English
Noun
(en noun)- I think there's no man is secure / But the queen's kindred .
Synonyms
* (people of same ethnic descent) brethren, kinshipNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* Hearth * Garth * SteadExternal links
*Adjective
(-)Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;