confraternity

(kän′frə tʉr′nə tē)

fraternal bond; brotherhood
a group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) associated for some purpose or in a profession; esp., a religious society, usually of laymen, with a devotional or charitable purpose

Origin: ME confraternite < ML confraternitas: see com- & fraternity

See confraternity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. con·fra·ter·ni·ties

An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English confraternite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin cōnfrāternitās

Origin: , from cōnfrāter, colleague; see confrere

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