[MR] Bard as Thesaurus

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"Solidarity" is good, although it is what fighters *have* rather than what they *are.*  Other alternatives to "a brotherhood of fighters" would be:

Family
Community
Cohort
Clan
Circle
Society
Band
Corps

"Family" is possibly more accurate than 'brotherhood' to boot, as the senior warriors may act more as elders than contemporaries.  But I'd probably use "corps" since it also evokes the 'esprit de corps' that would seem to be what binds this group together as a unit.

 - Lady Teleri the Well-Prepared, Poeta Atlantiae, former heavy fighter

--- On Wed, 9/30/09, atlantia-request at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org <atlantia-request at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:33:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ryan Matthews <anoanar at yahoo.com>

How about "Solidarity?"

-Rurik

Patrick O'Keefe wrote:


<for curiosity, what is the gender neutral term for brotherhood?......
"personhood"???>

No, that just means being part of the human race.

I don't think there is a commonly accepted term.  "Siblinghood" might do it, as might "familiality."  But I don't know if those would ever gain popular acceptance.

Yours aye

Donal