Sistren

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(archaic) plural of sister.

Definitions by Sense

1. (archaic) plural of sister
2. (figuratively) The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order.
3. (Rastafari) A close female friend, family member, or comrade.

Example Sentences

2003 April 16 (airdate). Angel (TV series), episode "The Magic Bullet" LORNE: Blessings and moon pies, brethren and sistren!

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.

I see many of the brethren and the sistren are in the same place I was the other night, when Tatyana commented on my gloom.

Among my brethren and sistren in incubation I count the folks working at places like idealab, betaworks, alleycorp, as well as certain current and former university venture lab specialists I hold in high esteem.

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

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

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• sistern
• sistrens

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