frater

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The definition of a frater is a brother in a fraternity.

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An example of a frater is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

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noun

Obsolete the eating room, or refectory, in a monastery

Origin: ME freitour < Anglo-Fr fraitur, aphetic for OFr refreitor, refeitor < ML refectorium

noun

  1. a brother or comrade, esp. as in a fraternity
  2. Obsolete a friar

Origin: L, lit., brother

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