- (n.) The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
- (n.) Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character or tastes.
- (n.) A body of men associated for their common interest, business or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Chucrch, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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