ties of kinship

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• kinship — [[t]kɪ̱nʃɪp[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Kinship is the relationship between members of the same family. The ties of kinship may have helped the young man find his way in life. ...her kinship to the English King. 2) N UNCOUNT If you feel kinship with… …   English dictionary

• kinship — kin|ship [ˈkınʃıp] n 1.) [U + with] literary a family relationship ▪ the ties of kinship 2.) [singular, U] a strong connection between people →↑rapport kinship between ▪ The sense of kinship between the two men is surprising. ▪ He felt a kinship …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kinship — noun 1 (uncountable + with) literary a family relationship: the ties of kinship 2 (singular, uncountable) a strong connection between people (+ with/between): Poe shows his kinship with his literary ancestors …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• kinship — is one of the main organizing principles of human society, and kinship systems have been extensively studied by social anthropologists , for whom they are of particular importance because of their primacy in non state societies. Kinship systems… …   Dictionary of sociology

• kinship — I noun affiliation, affinity, association, bond, brotherhood, closeness, cognation, connection, consanguinity, family, family connection, kindredship, link, propinquity, relation, relationship, tie II index affiliation (bloodline), affinity… …   Law dictionary

• ties of blood — index affiliation (bloodline), degree (kinship), filiation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… …   Universalium

• kinship terminology —       in anthropology, the system of names applied to categories of kin standing in relationship to one another. The possibilities for such nomenclature would seem limitless, but anthropologists have identified a small number of basic systems… …   Universalium

• kinship — noun 1) the value of kinship in society Syn: family ties, blood ties, common ancestry, consanguinity 2) she felt kinship with the others Syn: affinity, sympathy, rapport, harmony, understanding, empathy, closeness …   Thesaurus of popular words

• kinship — n 1. relationship, kin, relation, consanguinity, filiation, apparentation; blood, blood ties, family ties, flesh and blood; common ancestry, ancestry, descent, lineage, patrilineage, matrilineage, parentage; cognation, agnation, enation;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• kinship — Synonyms and related words: accord, accordance, affiliation, affinity, agape, agnation, agreement, alliance, amity, ancestry, association, blood, blood relationship, bonds of harmony, brotherhood, brotherly love, brothership, caritas, cement of… …   Moby Thesaurus