fraternity
English
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *bʰréh₂tēr |
From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
fraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities)
- The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
- A group of people associated for a common purpose.
- (US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
- fraternal
- fraternise, fraternize
- fratricide
- fraternity house
- sorority
Translations
the quality of being brothers
|
group of people associated for a common purpose
|
social organization of male students
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.