Girls' Brigade
/ˈɡəːlz brɪˌɡeɪd/(also Girls Brigade)
noun
Any of various organizations of girls or women, formed for the purpose of mutual support, spiritual instruction, or service to the community; (now chiefly) specifically a Christian organization of this type, first established in Dublin, Ireland in 1893.
- The modern organization is an amalgamation of three similar groups which came together in 1965: the Girls' Brigade (Ireland, 1893), the Girls' Guildry (Scotland, 1900), and the Girls' Life Brigade (England, 1902)..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Manitoba Free Press. From the genitive plural of girl + brigade, after Boys' Brigade.
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