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单词 brethrenhood
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brethrenhoodn.

Brit. /ˈbrɛðr(ᵻ)nhʊd/, U.S. /ˈbrɛð(ə)rən(h)ʊd/
Forms: see brother n. and int. and -hood suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English brethren , brother n., -hood suffix.
Etymology: < brethren, variant plural form of brother n. + -hood suffix. Compare earlier brotherhood n.Apparently re-formed in the early 20th century. Compare the following, showing a parallel formation in -head suffix:a1536 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man 126/2 in W. Tyndale et al. Wks. (1573) Howbeit such maner sendynges are not worldly,..as Friers send their limiters to gather their brethrenhedes which must obey whether they will or will not.
= brotherhood n. (in various senses).Apparently unattested between the 16th and early 20th centuries.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] > brotherly
brotherred1464
brethrendom1481
brethrenhood1481
confraternity1680
brotherhood1761
brother-manhood1864
1481 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 317 Ye shal not dyscouer þe counsell of þe bretherynhod.
1918 N. Gardner Rejected Voice 83 Blatant advocates of brethrenhood, Whose rasping speech was like their spirits coarse.
1919 Alumni Q. (Univ. Illinois) 1 Oct. 8/2 Capt. Strongquist, '10, latest addition to the brethrenhood.
1997 Irish Times 12 Apr. (Weekend section) 1/2 Black men [i.e. members of the Royal Black Institution] progress upward through 11 degrees of brethrenhood to reach the status of Red Cross.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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