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Sistern

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sistren. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard

    "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."

Etymology

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

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