Fraternity Definition

frə-tûrnĭ-tē
fraternities
noun
fraternities
A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
American Heritage
A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.; specif., a Greek-letter college organization.
Webster's New World
A group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.
The medical fraternity.
Webster's New World
The state or quality of being brothers; fraternal relationship or spirit; brotherliness.
Webster's New World
A social organization at a college or university, traditionally consisting of male students and designated by Greek letters.
American Heritage
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fraternity
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fraternities

Origin of Fraternity

  • Middle English fraternite from Old French from Latin frāternitās from frāternus fraternal fraternal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

    From Wiktionary

Fraternity Sentence Examples

  • This latter aspect of the fraternity was to be satisfied by the contribution from each fellow of five dollars by way of initiation fee.

  • Jacopo Niccolini, one of a religious fraternity dedicated to consoling the last hours of condemned men, remained with him.

  • Otherwise, they boot me out of the fraternity.

  • In 1795, as grandmaster of the Masonic fraternity, he laid the cornerstone of the new State House in Boston, and in this year also founded the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, becoming its first president.

  • In 1892 he founded the clerical fraternity known as the Community of the Resurrection.

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