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brotherred

brotherred noun: brotherhood; fraternity.

Noun

brotherred (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Brotherhood; fraternity.
    • Mr. and Brothern of the fraternitie or Brotherhed of the Assumption of our blessed Ladie uppon the Bridge of Bristol, which fraternity or brothered is a ffrateraitie or Brothered of Temporal persons not incorporated, [...]1881, James Fawckner Nicholls, John Taylor, Bristol past and present

Forms of brotherred

alternative formbrothered

Origin of brotherred

From Middle English brotherrede, from Old English brōþorrǣden (“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”), equivalent to brother + -red. Same as brotherhood.

Questions about brotherred

What does brotherred mean?
Brotherred means brotherhood; fraternity.
What part of speech is brotherred?
Brotherred is a noun.

Words near brotherred in the dictionary

  1. brotherman
  2. brothermen
  3. brotherment
  4. brothern
  5. brotherness
  6. brotherred
  7. brothers
  8. brothers from another mother
  9. brothers from other mothers
  10. brothers german
  11. brothers in Christ

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