单词 | confraternity |
释义 | confraternity —confraternal, adj. /kon'freuh terr"ni tee/, n. , pl. confraternities. 1. a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, esp. to religious or charitable service. 2. a society or organization, esp. of men, united for some purpose or in some profession. [1425-75; late ME confraternite < ML confraternitas, deriv. of confrater (see CONFRERE), on the model of L fraternitas FRATERNITY] |
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