Definition Definition

brotherhood - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'brotherhood' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brotherhood [ n.]
- The state of being brothers or a brother.
- An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
- Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.

Meaning of 'brotherhood' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brotherhood [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people engaged in a particular occupation
Example in sentence:
  • the medical fraternity
Meaning (2):
- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
Example in sentence:
  • you have to join the union in order to get a job

Nearby Words:

broach broached broacher broaching broad broad church broad gauge broad seal broad-brimmed broad-horned

See 'brotherhood' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary