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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A plural of brother.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Plural of brother. See phrases under brother.

Wiktionary

  1. n. archaic Plural form of brother.
  2. n. figuratively the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. pl. of brother.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

Etymologies

  1. From Early Modern English brethren (plural of brother), from Middle English brethere, brether (+ -en (plural ending)), alteration, due to Old English brēþer (dative singular), of Old English brōþor, brōþru ("brothers, brethren"). Compare German Brüder ("brothers, brethren"). More at brother. (Wiktionary)

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  • pterodactyl Sionnach, you've just set me giggling, and I'm afraid I might not stop for some time.

    Hee hee hee! Apr 4, 2008

  • sionnach Kind of like cistern, only male. Apr 3, 2008

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‘brethren’ has been looked up 2371 times, loved by 3 people, added to 29 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 13.