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brotherred en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete, uncountable) 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:

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