'Sisterhood' definitions:

Definition of 'sisterhood'

From: WordNet
noun
The kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings [syn: sisterhood, sistership]
noun
An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest [syn: sisterhood, sistership]
noun
A religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)

Definition of 'Sisterhood'

From: GCIDE
  • Sisterhood \Sis"ter*hood\, n. [Sister + hood.]
  • 1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister. [1913 Webster]
  • She . . . abhorr'd Her proper blood, and left to do the part Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively. "A sisterhood of holy nuns." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sisterhood'

From: Moby Thesaurus