sisterhood (n.)

  1. the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

    [ Syn: sistership ]

  2. an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest

    [ Syn: sistership ]

  3. a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)

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