brothership

noun

Etymology

From brother + -ship. Piecewise doublet of friarship and palship.

  1. inherited from *bʰréh₂tēr — “brother
  2. inherited from *brōþēr — “brother
  3. inherited from *brōþer
  4. inherited from brōþor
  5. inherited from broder
  6. suffixed as brothership — “brother + ship

Definitions

  1. The state of being brothers

    The state of being brothers; brotherhood.

The neighborhood

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