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sisterhood

English

Etymology

From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister +? -hood (with a modification in the suffix).

Noun

sisterhood (countable and uncountable, plural sisterhoods)

  1. the state, or kinship of being sisters
  2. the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
  3. a religious society of women
  4. (feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)

Synonyms

  • (state of being sisters): sistership
  • (feminist concept): womanhood

Hypernyms

  • siblinghood

Translations

See also

  • brotherhood
  • sorority

Anagrams

  • diorthoses

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confederacy

English

Alternative forms

  • confÅ“deracy

Etymology

Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin confoederatio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k?n?f?d???si/

Noun

confederacy (plural confederacies)

  1. An alliance.
  2. (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
  3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.

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