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confraternity
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con·fra·ter·ni·ty  (knfr-tûrn-t)
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 cnfrternits, from cnfrter, colleague; see confrere.]
confraternity [ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
[from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity]
confraternal  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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