ilk

//ɪlk//
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Noun

1

A type, kind, or category of people or things, often used with a slightly dismissive or negative connotation.

I don't want to associate with people of that ilk.

2

(Scottish, archaic) Used in the phrase 'of that ilk' to indicate that a person's surname is the same as the name of their estate.

Sir William Moncreiffe of that ilk was the laird of the Moncreiffe estate.