fraternity

/fɹəˈtɜːnəti/fruh-TUR-nuh-tee

/fɹəˈtɝnəti/fruh-TUR-nuh-tee

Meaningbrotherhood

Common meaning: a brotherhood

frata brotherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 777 · scan
ernnoun ending (Latin -erna) for a place
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinfrāter‘a brother’
Frenchfraterniser
Middle Englishfraternitésource
Englishfraternity‘a brotherhood’ · today

frat also in: fraternal fratricide friar

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin frāter ‘a brother’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry frāter, p. 777 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FRIAR, p. 220 · dictionary scan

Roots

frāter Latin “a brother”

Related words

fraternal fratricide friar

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