Sis″ter‐hood (?), n. [Sister + hood.] 1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister.
She... abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. Daniel.
2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively. “A sisterhood of holy nuns.” Shak.
The fair young flowers... a beauteous sisterhood. Bryant.