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Webster 1913 Edition
Sisterhood
Sis′ter-hood
,Noun.
[
Sister
+ hood
.] 1.
The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.
She . . . abhorr’d
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of
sisterhood
, to do that of a wife. Daniel.
2.
A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively.
“A sisterhood of holy nuns.” Shak.
The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous
sisterhood
. Bryant.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sisterhood
SIS'TERHOOD
,Noun.
1.
Sisters collectively, or a society of sisters; or a society of females united in one faith or order.2.
The officer of duty of a sister. [Little used.]Definition 2024
sisterhood
sisterhood
English
Noun
sisterhood (plural sisterhoods)
- the state, or kinship of being sisters
- the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
- a religious society of women
Hypernyms
Translations
state of being sisters
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quality of being sisterly
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religious society of women
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