fraternal
[ fruh-tur-nl ]
adjective
of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit: a fraternal order; a fraternal association.
Origin of fraternal
1Other words from fraternal
- fra·ter·nal·ism, noun
- fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·fra·ter·nal, adjective
- in·ter·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
- non·fra·ter·nal, adjective
- non·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
- pre·fra·ter·nal, adjective
- pre·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-fra·ter·nal, adjective
- qua·si-fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
- un·fra·ter·nal, adjective
- un·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for fraternal
fraternal
/ (frəˈtɜːnəl) /
adjective
of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
of or relating to a fraternity
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova: Compare identical (def. 3)
Origin of fraternal
1C15: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother
Derived forms of fraternal
- fraternalism, noun
- fraternally, adverb
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