Bruderschaft

See also: Brüderschaft

German

Etymology

Bruder (“brother”) +‎ -schaft (“-hood”)

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Noun

Bruderschaft f (genitive Bruderschaft, plural Bruderschaften)

  1. (also religion) fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren)
  2. (less common) Alternative form of Brüderschaft (“the state of being brethren”)

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