brotherred

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noun

Brotherhood; fraternity.

OriginMiddle English brotherrede ← Old English brōþorrǣden →
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Meanings

nounbrotherred (uncountable)

alternative brothered

  1. obsoleteuncountableBrotherhood; fraternity.

    Mr. and Brothern of the fraternitie or Brotherhed of the Assumption of our blessed Ladie uppon the Bridge of Bristol, which fraternity or brothered is a ffrateraitie or Brothered of Temporal persons not incorporated, [...]

    1881, James Fawckner Nicholls, John Taylor, Bristol past and present

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrōþorrǣden“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”
  2. Middle Englishbrotherrede
  3. Englishbrotherred

From Middle English brotherrede, from Old English brōþorrǣden (“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”), equivalent to brother + -red. Same as brotherhood.

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APA

brotherred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brotherred

MLA

“brotherred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brotherred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brotherred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brotherred.

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