ilk Definition

ilk
noun

1. Type; kind; class.

Example: I had never met anyone of his ilk
Thesaurus: character, class, sort, brand, breed, cast, cut, kind, stamp, style, type, variety.

adj

(Scots)
1. Same.

Idiom: of that ilk

Of that type or kind.

(cots)
Of the estate or place of the same name as the person's family name, eg Macdonald of that ilk (ie Macdonald of Macdonald).

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ilca.