brotherhood meaning and definition

BROTHERHOOD noun

Definition of brotherhood (noun)

1. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
2. people engaged in a particular occupation
   • "the medical fraternity"
   • synonyms: fraternity, sodality
3. the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
4. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
   • "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
   • synonyms: labor union, trade union, trades union, union