CONFRATERNITY


Meaning of CONFRATERNITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-frə-ˈtər-nə-tē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English confraternite, from Medieval Latin confraternitat-, confraternitas, from confrater fellow, brother, from Latin com- + frater brother — more at brother

Date: 15th century

1. : a society devoted especially to a religious or charitable cause

2. : fraternal union

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.