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sisterdom en · NOUN

Etymology

From sister + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) sisterhood; the quality of being a sister
    • But Faith's notebook — which I took for her coursework — was lying open on the coffee table. I picked it up out of sheer boredom. Instead of a linguistic treatise, I saw she'd written her self. Her anger at Mom. Her frustration with sisterdom. 2003, Susan Ouriou, Damselfish, page 25:
    • Occasionally reminding someone of their obligations to the family may be part of the baggage of motherhood or sisterdom, but using this style of interaction to the point of excess or the discomfort of another is inappropriate. 2007, Cheryl Dellasega, Forced to Be Family: