Sis"ter*hood (?), n. [Sister +
hood.] 1. The state or relation of being a
sister; the office or duty of a sister.
She . . . abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife.
Daniel.
2. A society of sisters; a society of women
united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively. "A
sisterhood of holy nuns." Shak.
The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous
sisterhood.
Bryant.
Sis"ter*hood (?), n. [Sister +
hood.] 1. The state or relation of being a
sister; the office or duty of a sister.
She . . . abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife.
Daniel.
2. A society of sisters; a society of women
united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively. "A
sisterhood of holy nuns." Shak.
The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous
sisterhood.
Bryant.
