Meanings
nounhermandad (plural hermandades)
plural hermandades
- historicalA military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁mn̥
- Proto-Italic*genamen
- Latin*genmen
- Latingermen
- Latingermānus
- Latingermānitātem
- Spanishhermandad
- Englishhermandad
Borrowed from Spanish hermandad (“brotherhood”).
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APA
hermandad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermandad
MLA
“hermandad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermandad. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hermandad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hermandad.
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