brotherhood (noun)
21Teamsters Union — noun an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers • Hypernyms: ↑industrial union, ↑vertical union * * * the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of… …
22labor union — noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer (Freq. 3) you have to join the union in order to get a job • Syn: ↑union, ↑trade union, ↑trades union, ↑brotherhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
23Essene — noun Etymology: Greek Essēnos Date: 1553 a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second century B.C. to the second century A.D. • Essenian or Essenic adjective • Essenism noun …
24-hood — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English hod, from Old English hād; akin to Old High German heit state, Gothic haidus way, manner 1. state ; condition ; quality ; character < widowerhood > < hardihood > 2. time ; …
25juniorate — noun Date: 1845 1. a course of high school or college study for candidates for the priesthood, brotherhood, or sisterhood; specifically one preparatory to the course in philosophy 2. a seminary for juniorate training …
26secret society — noun Date: 1821 any of various oath bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance …
27sodality — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Latin sodalitat , sodalitas comradeship, club, from sodalis comrade more at sib Date: 1600 1. brotherhood, community 2. an organized society or fellowship; specifically a devotional or charitable association of Roman …
28lay brother — noun A layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest. In feudal days lay brothers were usually uneducated commoners, who did most menial, manual labor while the learned priestly monks held the more spiritual… …
29'hood — noun a) brotherhood b) neighborhood …
30confraternity — noun a) A group of people with a common interest. b) A fraternity or brotherhood …
