SISTERHOODS

Noun

sisterhoods

plural of sisterhood

Source: Wiktionary


SISTERHOOD

Sis"ter*hood, n. Etym: [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 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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