sorority

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin sorōritās, from Latin soror (“sister”), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Akin to Spanish sororidad, Portuguese sororidade, French sororité.

noun

  1. A group of girls or women associated for a common purpose; a sisterhood.
  2. (US) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

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