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sistrens

sistrens is the plural of sistren.

Meaning of sistren

Noun (1)

sistren pl (plural only)

  1. (figuratively, plural, plural-only) The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order.
    • […] teachers, parents, and above all his classmates the seething masses of dutiful zombies and sistren of the Evervirgin Sorority.1997, Enrico Brizzi, Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band

Noun (2)

sistren (plural sistrens)

  1. (Rastafari) A close female friend, family member, or comrade.
    • Come out of the dark and come into the light, sistren.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 157

Questions about sistrens

What is sistrens the plural of?
Sistrens is the plural of sistren.

Words near sistrens in the dictionary

  1. sisting
  2. Sistis
  3. Siston
  4. sistra
  5. sistren
  6. sistrens
  7. sistrum
  8. sistrums
  9. Sistrunk
  10. Sistrunks
  11. sists

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