brotherhood
/ˈbɹʌð.ɚˌhʊd/
UK: /ˈbɹʌð.əˌhʊd/
BɹɅÐ · ɚhʊd (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
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.
Example Sentences
- "brotherdom"
- ""Read lips: Without gas or without you? Without you. Without light or without you? Without you. Without water or without you? Without you. Without food or without you? Without you. "Cold, hunger, darkness and thirst are not as terrible and deadly for us as your "friendship and brotherhood.""
- "James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia."
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