sisterhood

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sis·ter·hood / ˈsistərˌhoŏd/ • n. 1. the relationship between sisters. ∎  the feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of women or all women.2. (often Sisterhood) an association, society, or community of women linked by a common interest, religion, or trade.

Sisterhood

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Sisterhood

an association of women, or things which are considered to be feminine.

Examples : sisterhood of canting females, 1718; of churches, 1883; of Holy nuns, 1687; of planets (seven) 1827.

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