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brotherment

brotherment noun: synonym of adelphopoiesis (“a ceremony where males are unionised with one another”).

Noun

brotherment (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of adelphopoiesis (“a ceremony where males are unionised with one another”).
    Synonyms:
    adelphopoiesis

Synonyms of brotherment

Origin of brotherment

From brother + -ment; probably a calque of French affrèrement.

Questions about brotherment

What does brotherment mean?
Brotherment means synonym of adelphopoiesis (“a ceremony where males are unionised with one another”).
What part of speech is brotherment?
Brotherment is a noun.

Words near brotherment in the dictionary

  1. brotherlocks
  2. brotherly
  3. brotherly love
  4. brotherman
  5. brothermen
  6. brotherment
  7. brothern
  8. brotherness
  9. brotherred
  10. brothers
  11. brothers from another mother

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