n., pl., -ties.
An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession.
[Middle English confraternite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnfrāternitās, from cōnfrāter, colleague. See confrere.]
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con·fra·ter·ni·ty (kŏn'frə-tûr'nĭ-tē)
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[Middle English confraternite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnfrāternitās, from cōnfrāter, colleague. See confrere.]
| CCD (abbreviation) | |
| Third Order (confraternity of laypersons) | |
| corporality |
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