confraternity

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con·fra·ter·ni·ty

C0564500 (kŏn′frə-tûr′nĭ-tē)n. pl. con·fra·ter·ni·ties An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession.

[Middle English confraternite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnfrāternitās, from cōnfrāter, colleague; see confrere.]

confraternity

(ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesa group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood[C15: from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity] ˌconfraˈternal adj

con•fra•ter•ni•ty

(ˌkɒn frəˈtɜr nɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. a lay brotherhood devoted to some religious or charitable service. 2. a society, esp. of men, united for some purpose or in some profession. [1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin confrāternitās, derivative of confrāter (see confrere), on the model of Latin frāternitās fraternity] con`fra•ter′nal, adj.

confraternity

a brotherhood, especially a group of men bound by a common goal or interest.See also: Society

Confraternity

an association of men united together for some profession or object. See also brotherhood, clan, fraternity.Examples: confraternity of aldermen, 1654; of chimney sweeps, 1688; of men-milliners [‘dandies’], 1885; of monks and friars, 1688; of potters, 1601; of traitors, 1872.

单词	confraternity
释义	confraternity enUK con·fra·ter·ni·ty C0564500 (kŏn′frə-tûr′nĭ-tē)n. pl. con·fra·ter·ni·ties An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession. [Middle English confraternite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnfrāternitās, from cōnfrāter, colleague; see confrere.] confraternity (ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n, pl -tiesa group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood[C15: from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity] ˌconfraˈternal adj con•fra•ter•ni•ty (ˌkɒn frəˈtɜr nɪ ti) n., pl. -ties. 1. a lay brotherhood devoted to some religious or charitable service. 2. a society, esp. of men, united for some purpose or in some profession. [1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin confrāternitās, derivative of confrāter (see confrere), on the model of Latin frāternitās fraternity] con`fra•ter′nal, adj. confraternity a brotherhood, especially a group of men bound by a common goal or interest.See also: Society Confraternity an association of men united together for some profession or object. See also brotherhood, clan, fraternity.Examples: confraternity of aldermen, 1654; of chimney sweeps, 1688; of men-milliners [‘dandies’], 1885; of monks and friars, 1688; of potters, 1601; of traitors, 1872.
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