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confraternity

N ความ เป็น พี่ เป็น น้อง  brotherhood kwam-pen-pi-pen-nong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFRATERNITY

n.[L., fraternity, brother. ] A brotherhood; a society or body of men, united for some purpose or in some profession; as the confraternity of Jesuits.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFRATERNITY

Con `fra *ter "ni *ty, n.; pl. Confraternities (#). [LL. confraternitas:cf. F. confraternité. See Fraternity. ]

 

Defn: A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood.

 

These live in one society and confraternity. Stow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

confraternity

con fra ter ni ty |ˌkänfrəˈtərnitē kɑːnfrəˈtɜːnɪti | noun ( pl. confraternities ) a brotherhood, esp. with a charitable or religious purpose. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French confraternite, from medieval Latin confraternitas, from confrater (see confrère ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

confraternity

con |fra ¦tern |ity |kɒnfrəˈtəːnɪti | noun ( pl. confraternities ) a brotherhood, especially with a religious or charitable purpose. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French confraternite, from medieval Latin confraternitas, from confrater (see confrère ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

confraternity

con fra ter ni ty /kɑ̀nfrətə́ː r nəti |kɔ̀n -/名詞 -ties C (慈善 宗教 同業などの )団体, 組合, 協会 .