Sorority
/səˈrɔːrɪti/noun
An organized society or club for women, especially in a college or university.
Did you know?Sorority comes from Latin soror, meaning “sister,” the same root behind words like “sororal” and the rare legal term “sororicide” for killing one’s sister.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swesor-
“sister”
Latin
Latin
soror
“sister”
Late Latin
Latin
sororitas
“sisterhood; the state of being sisters”
19th Century
English
sorority
“a sisterhood or female association”
Modern English
English
sorority
“a women’s social or collegiate society”
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