| sisterhood | 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." "The fair young flowers . . . A beauteous sisterhood." (Bryant) Origin: Sister + hood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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