brotherhood
Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/
The English word “brotherhood” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
- An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
- People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
Etymology
From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of Early Middle English brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood.
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