Kith

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kith \Kith\ (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS.
     c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth]
     known. [root]45. See {Uncouth}, {Can}, and cf. {Kythe}.]
     Acquaintance; kindred.
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           And my near kith for that will sore me shend. --W.
                                                    Browne.
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           The sage of his kith and the hamlet.     --Longfellow.
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     {Kith and kin}, kindred more or less remote.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kith
       n : your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"