Both Uses of
brethren
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- At length he took for his text that verse of the fourth chapter of Philippians, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, or of good report, if there be any virtue, or any praise, think on these things."†
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- The armed brethren, too, kept watch, and reliev'd as methodically as in any garrison town.†
Definition:
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(brethren) brothers or members of the same group -- especially members of a religious order