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sisterhood

(sɪstəʳhʊd)
uncountable noun
Sisterhood is the affection and loyalty that women feel for other women who they have something in common with.
There was a degree of solidarity and sisterhood among the women.

sisterhood in British English

(ˈsɪstəˌhʊd)
noun
1. 
the state of being related as a sister or sisters
2. 
a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns
3. 
the bond between women who support the Women's Movement

sisterhood in American English

(ˈsɪstərˌhʊd)
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
Word origin
ME sisterhod, sosterhode: see sister & -hood

Examples of 'sisterhood' in a sentence
sisterhood

Only a small, select brother and sisterhood, a privileged elect.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (2002)
You've procrastinated for two weeks deciding if you'll speak at the sisterhood meeting.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS (2002)
) I'd become de-activated from both the chapter and the national sisterhood of Kappa Gamma Pi.
Joyce Carol Oates I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (2002)
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