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sisterhood

[ sis-ter-hood ]

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noun

the state of being a sister.
a group of sisters, especially of nuns or of female members of a church.
an organization of women with a common interest, as for social, charitable, business, or political purposes.
congenial relationship or companionship among women; mutual female esteem, concern, support, etc.
Usually the sisterhood. the community or network of women who participate in or support feminism.

sisterhood

/ ˈsɪstəˌhʊd /

the state of being related as a sister or sisters
a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns
the bond between women who support the Women's Movement

First recorded in 1350–1400, sisterhood is from the Middle English word sosterhode. See sister, -hood

They are now in essence a sisterhood joined together by a vile incident.

And the negative reaction to it was surprising because it really seemed to prove your point about the lack of “sisterhood.”

The Deadly Sisterhood By Leonie Frieda A historical examination of the unique power held by eight women of 15th-century Italy.

Is there some secret sisterhood of Royal dress sharing we mere mortals are kept in the dark about?

Over dinner in Beverly Hills recently, the sisterhood was palpable.

Frulein Timm belongs to the single sisterhood, but is one of the fresh and placid kind, and as neat as wax.

A spirit of sisterhood among women would have sadly upset the social scheme, as it has been hitherto conceived.

I look with veneration upon those of our sisterhood who have grown old in the classroom.

Savannah suffered least of the fair Atlantic sisterhood, from the blockade.

The sisterhood, the maidens, flocking round the young waterman, and urging him along the stream of duty and of temperance.

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