1. Noun
The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.
2. Noun
A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively.
3. Noun
an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest
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4. Noun
a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
5. Noun
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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