Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brotherred

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: broth-erred
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Brotherhood; fraternity.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mr. and Brothern of the fraternitie or Brotherhed of the Assumption of our blessed Ladie uppon the Bridge of Bristol, which fraternity or brothered is a ffrateraitie or Brothered of Temporal persons not incorporated, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English brotherrede, from Old English brōþorrǣden (“fellowship, brotherhood, membership of a brotherhood”), equivalent to brother + -red. Same as brotherhood.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brotherrede, brōþorrǣden
Suffix: brother

Usage

Inflected Forms

brothered (alternative)

Questions

What does brotherred mean?: Brotherhood; fraternity.
Where does brotherred come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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