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Definition of Fraternity
1. Noun. A social club for male undergraduates.
Exact synonyms: Frat
Generic synonyms: Club, Gild, Guild, Lodge, Order, Social Club, Society
Member holonyms: Chapter
Derivative terms: Fraternal
Generic synonyms: Club, Gild, Guild, Lodge, Order, Social Club, Society
Member holonyms: Chapter
Derivative terms: Fraternal
2. Noun. People engaged in a particular occupation. "The medical fraternity"
Exact synonyms: Brotherhood, Sodality
Generic synonyms: Class, Social Class, Socio-economic Class, Stratum
Member holonyms: Brother, Sodalist
Derivative terms: Brother, Fraternise, Fraternize, Sodalist
Generic synonyms: Class, Social Class, Socio-economic Class, Stratum
Member holonyms: Brother, Sodalist
Derivative terms: Brother, Fraternise, Fraternize, Sodalist
Definition of Fraternity
1. n. The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
Definition of Fraternity
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Medical Definition of Fraternity
1. Origin: F. Fraternite, L. Fraternitas. 1. The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood. 2. A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Chucrch, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc. 3. Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes. "With what terms of respect knaves and sots will speak of their own fraternity!" (South) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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