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sistren

noun

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending).

  1. inherited from sistren
  2. suffixed as sistren — “sister + -en”

Definitions

  1. plural of sister

    • My wyfe to have my dwelling house during her widowhood, that is to say, the hall, the parlor, and the small seller: to my sistren Catheryn and Ellen Tyrry their grinding in my myll during their lives, paying noo toll nor multhe money.
    • 2003 April 16 (airdate). Angel (TV series), episode "The Magic Bullet" LORNE: Blessings and moon pies, brethren and sistren!
    • I see many of the brethren and the sistren are in the same place I was the other night, when Tatyana commented on my gloom.

  2. The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order.

    • […] teachers, parents, and above all his classmates the seething masses of dutiful zombies and sistren of the Evervirgin Sorority.

  3. A close female friend, family member, or comrade.

    • Come out of the dark and come into the light, sistren.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA