n.
Variant: also con · frère
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ frer, k ō n - ˌ , kän- ' , k ō n - ' , k ə n- '
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, translation of Medieval Latin confrater
Date: 15th century
: COLLEAGUE , COMRADE
n.
Variant: also con · frère
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ frer, k ō n - ˌ , kän- ' , k ō n - ' , k ə n- '
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, translation of Medieval Latin confrater
Date: 15th century
: COLLEAGUE , COMRADE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012