All 22 Uses of

relative
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

She was the daughter of a planter in South Carolina, who, at his death, left her mother and his three children free, with money to go to St. Augustine, where they had relatives.†
Chpt 1

relatives = people related by blood or marriage

She possessed but few slaves; and at her death those were all distributed among her relatives.†
Chpt 1 *

But now that the truth was out, and my relatives would hear of it, I felt wretched.†
Chpt 10

When my friend contrived to make known to my relatives the painful situation I had been in for twenty-four hours, they said no more about my going back to my master.†
Chpt 18

My brother William and the good aunt who had served in his family twenty years, and my little Benny, and Ellen, who was a little over two years old, were thrust into jail, as a means of compelling my relatives to give some information about me.†
Chpt 18

The doctor, more exasperated than ever, again tried to revenge himself on my relatives.†
Chpt 20

My uncle was soon after taken out of prison; but the movements of all my relatives, and of all our friends, were very closely watched.†
Chpt 20

My relatives were constantly on the lookout for a chance of escape; but none offered that seemed practicable, and even tolerably safe.†
Chpt 23

Every now and then he would say to my grandmother that I would yet come back, and voluntarily surrender myself; and that when I did, I could be purchased by my relatives, or any one who wished to buy me.†
Chpt 25

Mr. Sands proposed that Ellen should go, for the present, to some of his relatives, who had removed to Brooklyn, Long Island.†
Chpt 27

My uncle Phillip asked permission to bury his sister at his own expense; and slaveholders are always ready to grant such favors to slaves and their relatives.†
Chpt 28

I spoke of being separated from my children, and from relatives who were dear to me; but I did not mention the constant feeling of insecurity which oppressed my spirits.†
Chpt 33

I gather from it that you are desirous of returning to your native place, among your friends and relatives.†
Chpt 34

Mr. Bruce wished the child to visit some of her mother's relatives in England, and he was desirous that I should take charge of her.†
Chpt 37

My relatives had been foiled in all their efforts, but God had raised me up a friend among strangers, who had bestowed on me the precious, long-desired boon.†
Chpt 41

And even if I had not been unwilling to buy what I had already a right to possess, common humanity would have prevented me from accepting the generous offer, at the expense of turning my aged relative out of house and home, when she was trembling on the brink of the grave.†
Chpt 29

This lady had a very wealthy relative, a benevolent gentleman in many respects, but aristocratic and pro-slavery.†
Chpt 40 *

Definitions:

(1) (relative as in: the relative importance)
compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
(2) (relative as in: they are relatives)
connected
in various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
(3) (relative as in: questions relative to the topic)
related to
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

More specialized and less common senses of the word are found in philosophy, grammar, and music. Consult a comprehensive dictionary if you wish to see those. All senses have to do with relationships.