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Sistren

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sister archaic, form-of, plural

    "My wyfe to have my dwelling house during her widowhood, that is to say, the hall, the parlor, and the small seller: to my sistren Catheryn and Ellen Tyrry their grinding in my myll during their lives, paying noo toll nor multhe money."

  2. 2
    The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order. figuratively, plural, plural-only

    "[…] teachers, parents, and above all his classmates the seething masses of dutiful zombies and sistren of the Evervirgin Sorority."

  3. 3
    A close female friend, family member, or comrade. Rastafari

    "Come out of the dark and come into the light, sistren."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending).

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Analysable as sister + -en (plural ending).

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