kith and kine

English

Etymology

Literally, friends (“kith”) and cattle (“kine”). Compare Latinate capital and chattel, which also use “cow” to mean “property”,

Noun

kith and kine

  1. (archaic) Relatives and property; one's total possessions.
  2. (proscribed) kith and kin.

Translations
possessions — see kith and kin

See also
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