sistern

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A form of sistren — The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order.

OriginMiddle English sisterne →
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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativenonstandardAlternative form of sistren.

    But, my dear brothern an' sistern, they hain't no water down thar— it's a awful thing to think they hain't, but they hain't, b'caze the Bible says they hain't.

    1896, Ernest Emory Russell, The Reason why: A Story of Fact and Fiction, page 29

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsisterne
  2. Englishsistern

From Middle English sisterne, systerne, sistren, sustren, sustern, equivalent to sister + -en; or alternatively modelled after brethren.

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APA

sistern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistern

MLA

“sistern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sistern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistern.

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