irmandade

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word irmandade. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word irmandade, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say irmandade in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word irmandade you have here. The definition of the word irmandade will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofirmandade, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Galician

The castle of Rocha Forte was destructed in 1467 by an Irmandade
The castle of Rocha Forte was destructed in 1467 by an Irmandade

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin germānitās, germānitātem. Compare Portuguese irmandade and Spanish hermandad.

Pronunciation

Noun

irmandade m (plural irmandades)

  1. brotherhood
    1. (historical) an open league or brotherhood of armed men which was raised against rogue noblemen, usually under royal protection, for the reestablishment of the law
  2. fraternity

Related terms

References

  • “yrmandade” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “irmandade” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “irmandade” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “irmandade” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “irmandade” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese irmandade, from Latin germānitātem. Compare Galician irmandade and Spanish hermandad.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ir‧man‧da‧de

Noun

irmandade f (plural irmandades)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

Related terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia