Plymouth sistern.

Brit.

/ˌplɪməθ ˈsɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈplɪməθ ˈsɪstər/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Plymouth , sister n.

Etymology: < the name of Plymouth (see Plymouth n.) + sister n., after Plymouth brother n., Plymouth Brethren n.

A female member of the Plymouth Brethren.

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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Plymouth Brethren > [noun] > person > female

Plymouth sister1860

1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. xiii. 250 She is a Plymouth sister.

1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Jan. 75 The Marchioness of Q—was once a Plymouth sister.

1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer 42 His maternal grandmother, had lived and died a Plymouth Sister.

1957 R. Fulford Votes for Women 61 His domestic circle was possibly not in open sympathy with the women's movement since his wife, who was a Plymouth Sister, once jumped out of the window rather than meet Harriet Martineau.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plymouth sister
释义	Plymouth sistern. Brit. /ˌplɪməθ ˈsɪstə/, U.S. /ˈplɪməθ ˈsɪstər/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Plymouth , sister n. Etymology: < the name of Plymouth (see Plymouth n.) + sister n., after Plymouth brother n., Plymouth Brethren n. A female member of the Plymouth Brethren. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Plymouth Brethren > [noun] > person > female Plymouth sister1860 1860 C. M. Yonge Hopes & Fears II. xiii. 250 She is a Plymouth sister. 1872 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Jan. 75 The Marchioness of Q—was once a Plymouth sister. 1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer 42 His maternal grandmother, had lived and died a Plymouth Sister. 1957 R. Fulford Votes for Women 61 His domestic circle was possibly not in open sympathy with the women's movement since his wife, who was a Plymouth Sister, once jumped out of the window rather than meet Harriet Martineau. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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