fraternity

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Etymology

From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter ("brother").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/

Noun

fraternity

1. The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
2. A group of people associated for a common purpose.
3. (US, Philippines) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

Synonyms

• brotherhood
• community

Antonyms

• disfavor

Related terms

• fraternal
• fraternise, fraternize
• fratricide
• fraternity house
• sorority

Translations

• German: Bruderschaft
• Portuguese: fraternidade, irmandade
• Russian: бра́тство
• Spanish: hermandad

Translations

• French: fraternité
• German: Gemeinschaft, Vereinigung
• Italian: fratellanza
• Portuguese: irmandade
• Russian: бра́тство
• Spanish: fraternidad, confraternidad

Translations

• German: Verbindung, Burschenschaft

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