I assumed it meant "brothers in ripping people off."
This one is not too difficult to figure out the meaning from the pieces.
I can see why the term fell into disuse. ;-)
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this is an obsolete term for "brothers of the same order".
I assumed it meant "brothers in ripping people off."
This one is not too difficult to figure out the meaning from the pieces.
I can see why the term fell into disuse. ;-)
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this is an obsolete term for "brothers of the same order".