All 4 Uses of
brethren
in
The Return of the King
- That is all of our kindred that could be gathered in haste; but the brethren Elladan and Elrohir have ridden with us, desiring to go to the war.†
Chpt 5.2 *
- And have you marked the brethren Elladan and Elrohir?†
Chpt 5.2
- And last of all Aragorn greeted Eomer of Rohan, and they embraced, and Aragorn said: 'Between us there can be no word of giving or taking, nor of reward; for we are brethren.†
Chpt 6.5
- Aragorn and his knights, and the people of Lorien and of Rivendell, made ready to ride; but Faramir and Imrahil remained at Edoras; and Arwen Evenstar remained also, and she said farewell to her brethren.†
Chpt 6.6
Definition:
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(brethren) brothers or members of the same group -- especially members of a religious order