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Word entry · 11 letters

brotherhood

Best crossword clue

"Fraternal bond"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/Part of speech nounSorted bdehhooorrtStarts with BEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • brotherdom
  • James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.
  • the legal brotherhood

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