brotherhood English · revision 15504

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbɹʌðəˌhʊd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|brotherhod]], altered under the influence of [[-hood]] from [[m|enm|brotherhede]] (about 1300),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) which was in turn altered from Old English [[m|ang|brōþorrǣden]], with the ending seen in [[kindred]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) It is formed from [[brother]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The relation of brothers; brotherly fellowship: before 1300 in the OED, the 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The modern form prevailed from the 15th century.^(Etymonline) An association of men for any purpose, a fraternity or guild, is from the mid-14th century (about 1340),^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) the fellowship of Christians from about 1380,^(OED 1989) and a labour union, especially an American railway union, from the 1880s.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) A class of individuals of the same kind is from 1728.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The belief that all people should treat one another as equals is a modern sense.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 1300 – brotherly relation.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1340 – a fraternity or guild.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1380 – Christian fellowship.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1728 – a class of the same kind.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1883 – a railway union (US).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The relationship of brothers.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Friendship and mutual support among people; [[fellowship]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # An association of men with a common aim, as a [[fraternity]] or [[trade union]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # All the members of a profession or trade.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[brother]]

+ * [[sisterhood]]

+ * [[fraternity]]

+ * [[kindred]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}