First Known Use: 15th century
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confraternity
noun con·fra·ter·ni·ty \ˌkän-frə-ˈtər-nə-tē\
Definition of CONFRATERNITY
1
: a society devoted especially to a religious or charitable cause
2
: fraternal union
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Origin of CONFRATERNITY
Middle English confraternite, from Medieval Latin confraternitat-, confraternitas, from confrater fellow, brother, from Latin com- + frater brother — more at brother
Rhymes with CONFRATERNITY
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