Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FRATERNAL
a.[L. fraternus, from frater, brother. ] Brotherly; pertaining to brethren; becoming brothers; as fraternal love or affection; a fraternal embrace.
FRATERNALLY
adv. In a brotherly manner.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FRATERNAL
Fra *ter "nal, a.Etym: [F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr. L.fraternus, fr. frater brother. See Brother. ]
Defn: Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. -- Fra *ter "nal *ly, adv. An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton. Fraternal love and friendship. Addison.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fraternal
fra ter nal |frəˈtərnl frəˈtərnl | ▶adjective 1 of or like a brother or brothers: his lack of fraternal feeling shocked me. • of or denoting an organization or order for people, esp. men, that have common interests or beliefs. 2 (of twins ) developed from separate ova and therefore genetically distinct and not necessarily of the same sex or more similar than other siblings. Compare with identical ( sense 1 )). DERIVATIVES fra ter nal ism |-ˌizəm |noun, fra ter nal ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin fraternus, from frater ‘brother. ’
Oxford Dictionary
fraternal
fraternal |frəˈtəːn (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 of or like a brother or brothers: his lack of fraternal feeling shocked me. • of or denoting an organization for people, especially men, that have common interests or beliefs. 2 (of twins ) developed from separate ova and therefore genetically distinct and not necessarily of the same sex or more similar than other siblings. Compare with identical ( sense 1 ). DERIVATIVES fraternalism noun, fraternally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin fraternus, from frater ‘brother ’.
Spanish Dictionary
fraternal
fraternal adjetivo Que se hace entre hermanos o que es o se considera propio de la relación entre hermanos :los hermanos protagonizaron ayer un duelo fraternal; el político manifestó su voluntad de cooperar y avanzar conjuntamente en pos de una comunidad iberoamericana fraternal y solidaria; siente hacia él un amor fraternal .SINÓNIMO fraterno .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fraternal
fra ter nal /frətə́ː r n (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 親愛の, 友愛の (!性差別につながるので 2 の意味以外ではwarm, lovingを用いる方がよい ) ▸ a fraternal organization 友愛組合 [団体 ]2 兄弟 (間 )の .~̀ tw í n 二卵性双生児 (の一方 ).