sorority
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noun
(plural
sororities
)
North American
a
society
for
female
student
s in a
university
or
college
, typically for
social
purpose
s.: 概して社交的な目的のための、総合大学や単科大学の女性生徒の社交クラブ
｟米｠ 〖集合的に〗女子学生の社交クラブ(→
fraternity
); 婦人会
ORIGIN
mid
16th century
: from medieval
Latin
sororitas
, or from
Latin
soror
‘
sister
’ (on the pattern of
fraternity
).