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broth⋅er⋅hood

  [bruhth-er-hood]
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–noun
1. the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers.
2. the quality of being brotherly; fellowship.
3. a fraternal or trade organization.
4. all those engaged in a particular trade or profession or sharing a common interest or quality.
5. the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another, regardless of differences in race, creed, nationality, etc.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME brithirhod (see brother, -hood ); r. early ME brotherhede; see -head
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broth·er·hood   (brŭth'ər-hŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. The state or relationship of being brothers.
  2. Fellowship.
  3. An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.
  4. All the members of a profession or trade.
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Brotherhood

Broth"er*hood\, n. [Brother + -hood.]

1. The state of being brothers or a brother.

2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.

3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.

4. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.

A brotherhood of venerable trees. --Wordsworth.

Syn: Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.
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Language Translation for : brotherhood
Spanish: fraternidad,
German: die Brüderlichkeit,
Japanese: 兄弟の間柄
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