sisterhood

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Etymology

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From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister +‎ -hood (with a modification in the suffix).

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sisterhood (countable and uncountable, plural sisterhoods)

  1. The state, or kinship of being sisters.
  2. The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
  3. A religious society of women.
    • 1975 April 21, Eleanor Blau, “Feminists Decry the Role Of Women in Jewish Life”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      In contrast, she said, women join sisterhoods and do volunteer work for Jewish fundraising organizations that are run and dominated by men.
  4. (feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
    • 2017 September 23, Kaitlyn Greenidge, “‘Sisterhood’ Felt Meaningless. So My Sisters and I Got in the Car.”, in The New York Times‎[2]:
      What does the rallying cry of sisterhood and the concept of feminism mean when last year, the majority of white, female voters chose whiteness as a political identity over womanhood?

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