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so⋅ror⋅i⋅ty

  [suh-rawr-i-tee, -ror-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
a society or club of women or girls, esp. in a college.
Origin:
1525–35; < ML sorōritās, equiv. to L sorōr- (s. of soror) sister + -itās -ity
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so·ror·i·ty   (sə-rôr'ĭ-tē, -rŏr'-)   
n.   pl. so·ror·i·ties

  1. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.

  2. An association or a society of women.


[Medieval Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

sorority 
1532, "body of women united for some purpose," from M.L. sororitas "sisterhood, of or pertaining to sisters," from L. soror "sister" (see sister). OED 2nd ed. lists first reference for sense of "women's society in a college or university" as c.1900, but they existed at least 20 years before this.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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