Definition of Brothirhood
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The state of being brothers or a brother.
- An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
- Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
A brotherhood of venerable trees. Wordsworth.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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