Kith

Definitions

1. Friends and acquaintances.
   archaic, obsolete, uncountable, usually
2. An acquaintance or a friend.
   Northern-England, Scotland, countable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Alack, would that Edward listened more to me and less to the queen’s kith! These Woodvilles!”

“The demography-crossing thing that undergirds this election year, I think⟳, is a strong, broad desire to punish⟳ Clinton and his kith with a denial of further power.”

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