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sisterhood definition

sis·ter·hood (-ho̵od′)

noun

  1. the state of being a sister or sisters
  2. an association of women united in a common interest, work, creed, etc.
  3. a belief in or feeling of unity and cooperation among women

Etymology: ME sisterhod, sosterhode: see sister & -hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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