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[ fruh-tur-nl ] / frəˈtɜr nl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fraternal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof 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 fraternal1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin frātern(us) fraternal (derivative of frāterbrother) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM fraternalfra·ter·nal·ism, nounfra·ter·nal·ly, adverbin·ter·fra·ter·nal, adjectivein·ter·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb non·fra·ter·nal, adjectivenon·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverbpre·fra·ter·nal, adjectivepre·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverbqua·si-fra·ter·nal, adjectivequa·si-fra·ter·nal·ly, adverbun·fra·ter·nal, adjectiveun·fra·ter·nal·ly, adverb Words nearby fraternalfrass, frat, fratch, fratching, frater, fraternal, fraternal insurance, fraternal society, fraternal twin, fraternal twins, fraternity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fraternalIn hindsight, however, he feels that the suspension has “had a positive impact on the fraternal community.” Fraternities in a Post-UVA World|Samantha Allen|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST How many people get called by the Fraternal Order of the Police and say no? The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The nonvoters include 16 experts, eight fraternal delegates and 38 auditors of whom 12 are married couples. The Pope vs. the Church on Family Values?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST This was more than just the fraternal bond between firefighters and police officers; this was family. The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was also the local president of the Union League, a fraternal organization closely aligned with the Republican Party. Enough With This 'Lost Cause' Nonsense|Justin Green|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST The fraternal insurance orders, which vary the assessments with the amount of the benefit, give as high as $5,000. Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various No account of fraternal feasting in Syria can be complete without mention of the zĭkreh (remembrance). The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany Mr. Calhoun was but the agent to bring about this fraternal association. Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton Must we come to family government, in order to be filial or fraternal in our bearing with one another? Seven English Cities|William Dean Howells With the anxious, fraternal turn of his feelings, fear was coming over him as he reached the end of his tragic dream. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for fraternal
adjectiveof 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 ovaCompare identical (def. 3) Derived forms of fraternalfraternalism, nounfraternally, adverbWord Origin for fraternalC15: from Latin frāternus, from frāter brother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fraternalcongenial, friendly, intimate, kind Medical definitions for fraternal
adj.Of or relating to brothers. Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |