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Translate La hermandad. See 5 authoritative translations of La hermandad in English with example sentences and audio pronunciations.
hermandad, (Spanish: “brotherhood”), in medieval Castile, any of a number of unions of municipalities organized for specific ends—normally for police purposes or for defense against the aggressions of magnates. They emerged in the 12th century as temporary associations but later became permanent.
The meaning of HERMANDAD is one of several voluntary organizations formed in Spain during the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries to maintain public order and resist the depredations of the nobles and later to exercise general police functions.
la hermandad entre dos pueblos. Synonym. confraternidad. (comunidad) agrupación de personas unidas por iguales intereses políticos y sociales. association. la hermandad de donantes de órganos the association of organ donors. la hermandad de los pueblos del sur. religion.
hermandad nf (parentesco) (formal) sibling relationship, siblinghood n (between brothers) brotherhood n (between sisters) sisterhood n : La hermandad de estos niños queda demostrada según las pruebas de ADN realizadas. The sibling relationship (or: siblinghood) of these kids has been demonstrated by the DNA tests.
hermandad. Lat Am Spain. feminine noun. 1. (= grupo) [de hombres] brotherhood ⧫ fraternity. [de mujeres] sisterhood. Santa Hermandad (History) rural police (15th to 19th centuries) 2. (= sindicato) association. Collins Spanish-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.
Translation for 'hermandad' in the free Spanish-English dictionary and many other English translations.
a (=fraternidad) vínculo de parentesco entre hermanos. La hermandad impide el vínculo legal matrimonial. b (=confraternidad) vínculo de amistad y ayuda entre personas o grupos. la hermandad de las naciones con raíces comunes. c agrupación de personas unidas por iguales intereses políticos y sociales. la hermandad de donantes de órganos.
Santa Hermandad (Spanish: [ˈsanta eɾmanˈdað], lit. "holy brotherhood") was a type of military peacekeeping association of armed individuals, which became characteristic of municipal life in medieval Spain, especially in Castile.
hermandad (ārmändäŧħ´) [Span.,=brotherhood], a peacekeeping association of armed individuals, a characteristic of municipal life in medieval Spain, especially in Castile. Hermandades are known to have existed as early as the 12th cent.
