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a) The state of being brothers or a brother.
A brotherhood of venerable trees. - .
b) An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
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Brotherhood — Brotherhood, with the direct meaning of the state of being a brother come first* A fraternity, a social organization for undergraduate students * A sodality in religion * A Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow membership level * Ahva, a… … Wikipedia
Brotherhood — ist der Name: der Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard, einer südafrikanischen Hilfsorganisation des Malteserordens. eines südkoreanischen Films, siehe Brotherhood – Wenn Brüder aufeinander schießen müssen. eines Albums von 3T. eines Computerspiels der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Brotherhood — Студийный альбом New Order Да … Википедия
Brotherhood — Broth er*hood, n. [Brother + hood.] 1. The state of being brothers or a brother. [1913 Webster] 2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity. [1913 Webster] 3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brotherhood — Limited European Tour Edition (MJJ Music 1997) est un album des 3T sorti à l occasion de leur tournée européenne. Il contient, en plus des titres inclus sur « Brotherhood », un CD bonus de remixes. Portail de la musique Catégories … Wikipédia en Français
brotherhood — (n.) equivalent of O.E. broþerrede fellowship, brotherhood, with ending as in KINDRED (Cf. kindred); in early Middle English the word was brotherhede with ending as in MAIDENHEAD (Cf. maidenhead). The modern word, with HOOD (Cf. hood), is from… … Etymology dictionary
brotherhood — index denomination, goodwill, kinship, peace, philanthropy, society, sodality, union (labor organization) … Law dictionary
brotherhood — [n] association affiliation, alliance, clan, clique, community, comradeship, confederacy, coterie, fellowship, fraternity, guild, kinship, league, society, union; concepts 387,388 Ant. sisterhood … New thesaurus
brotherhood — ► NOUN 1) the relationship between brothers. 2) a feeling of kinship and closeness. 3) an association or community of people … English terms dictionary
brotherhood — [bruth′ərhood΄] n. [ME brotherhod, brotherhede: see BROTHER & HOOD] 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… … English World dictionary
brotherhood — [[t]brʌ̱ðə(r)hʊd[/t]] brotherhoods 1) N UNCOUNT Brotherhood is the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with. People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of… … English dictionary
