What does a-kin mean?
A-kin means Obsolete form of akin..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Obsolete form of akin..
A ſecond observation out of theſe words, and near a-kin to the former is; That it is not enough for a Chriſtian to live harmleſly, and abſtain from ill, but he muſt do that which is good.
Sabellicus relateth, in his 7th. Book, Ennead. 6. under Martin the 4th. P. R. of one who was a-kin to the Pope, that brought forth a hairy boy, who had claws like a Bear: […]
There prevailed in that age an opinion which was a-kin to its other ſuperſtitions, that the royal unction was eſſential to the exerciſe of royal power: […]
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A-kin means Obsolete form of akin..
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A ſecond observation out of theſe words, and near a-kin to the former is; That it is not enough for a Chriſtian to live harmleſly, and abſtain from ill, but he muſt do that which is good.
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