fraternalism


fra·ter·nal

F0301500 (frə-tûr′nəl)adj.1. a. Of or relating to brothers: a close fraternal tie.b. Showing comradeship; brotherly.2. a. Of or constituting a fraternity: a fraternal association.b. Roman Catholic Church Of or constituting a mendicant order such as the Dominicans or Franciscans.3. Biology Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.
[Middle English, from Old French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis, from Latin frāternus, from frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]
fra·ter′nal·ism n.fra·ter′nal·ly adv.

fraternalism

the condition of having brotherly qualities. — fraternalist, n.fraternalistic, adj.See also: Behavior