a group of sisters, especially of nuns or of female members of a church.
3.
an organization of women with a common interest, as for social, charitable, business, or political purposes.
4.
congenial relationship or companionship among women; mutual female esteem, concern, support, etc.
5.
Usually, the sisterhood. the community or network of women who participate in or support feminism.
Origin
1350-1400;Middle Englishsosterhode. See sister, -hood
Examples from the web for sisterhood
The true purpose of a sisterhood isn't to have gossip buddies, a sewing circle, or a lunch gang.
Rhapsody over brotherhood--or sisterhood--was more suspect, than ever.
She decided that the best thing in life was sisterhood.
The females have a sort of sisterhood, where they collaborate so that they all get a chance to mate with the dominant one.
We scavenged our search results for reports on the screenings, implications of sartorial missteps, and expressions of sisterhood.
The remaining two are proof that sisterhood is powerful.
It's a parable of plucky sisterhood: hens who endure life's drab defeats while hoping for a break.
The sisterhood of the traveling pants eric is a student at columbia.
British Dictionary definitions for sisterhood
sisterhood
/ˈsɪstəˌhʊd/
noun
1.
the state of being related as a sister or sisters
2.
a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns
3.
the bond between women who support the Women's Movement
Word Origin and History for sisterhood
n.
"state of being a sister," late 14c., from sister + -hood. Meaning "a society of sisters" (usually a religious order) is from 1590s; sense of "women having some common characteristic or calling" is from c.1600.