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brother·hood (-ho̵od′)

noun

  1. the state of being a brother or brothers
  2. an association of men united in a common interest, work, creed, etc., as a fraternity, religious order, or labor union
  3. a belief in, or feeling of, unity and cooperation among men or among all people

Etymology: ME brotherhod, brotherhede: see brother & -hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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