fraternity

fra·ter·ni·ty  (fr-tûrn-t)

n. pl. fra·ter·ni·ties

1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.

2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes: the fraternity of bird watchers.

3. A chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.

4. Roman Catholic Church A sodality.

5. The quality or condition of being brothers; brotherliness.

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[Middle English fraternite, from Old French, from Latin frternits, from frternus, fraternal; see fraternal.]

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fraternity

Noun

pl -ties

1. a body of people united in interests, aims, etc.

2. friendship between groups of people

3. US & Canad a society of male students

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fraternity

a fellowship or association of men, as for a benevolent or charitable purpose or at a college.

See also: Society

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Fraternity a group of men joined by a common interest or organized for religious purposes, 1330. See also brotherhood, fellowship, guild.

Examples: fraternity of couriers, 1838; of free masons, 1851; of goldsmiths, 1870; of mercers, 1483; of vagabonds, 1561.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates frat gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
	2.	fraternity - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" sodality, brotherhood social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" sodalist - a member of a sodality

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fraternity

noun 1. companionship, fellowship, brotherhood, kinship, camaraderie, comradeship

noun 2. circle, company, set, order, clan, guild

noun 3. U.S., Canad. brotherhood, club, union, society, league, association, sodality

Translations

fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → fraternidad f;

(US) → club m de estudiantes (= guild); gremio

fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → communauté f, confrérie f (= spirit); fraternité f

fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] fraternal n → Brüderlichkeit f;

(US) (Univ) → Verbindung f;

the legal/medical/golfing fraternity → die Juristen/Mediziner/Golfer pl

fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → associazione f (= spirit); fratellanza