different between sistren vs brothers

English

Etymology

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• sistern

Noun

sistren

1. (archaic) plural of sister
   • 1570 March 13. Will of David Tyrry Fitz Edmonde:

     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!

Usage notes

• This form died out around the sixteenth century. Since then, it has been most often used jocularly together with brethren, as in “brethren and sistren”.

Noun

sistren (plural sistrens)

1. (Rastafari) A close female friend, family member, or comrade.

Coordinate terms

• bredrin

Anagrams

• Inserts, Stiners, Strines, estrins, inserts, sestrin, sinters, sistern

Middle English

Noun

sistren

1. Alternative form of sustren (plural of suster)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??ð?(?)z/

Noun

brothers

1. plural of brother

See also

• brethren

Verb

brothers

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brother

Middle English

Etymology 1

From brother +? -es (“noun plural suffix”).

Noun

brothers

1. (rare) plural of brother

Usage notes

The more common plural forms are brether and bretheren.

Etymology 2

From brother +? -es (“genitive suffix”).

Noun

brothers

1. genitive of brother