fraternity

a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) n

n a male with the same parents as someone else n a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) n a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities n used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement n (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

a local branch of some fraternity or association n

usually numbered and titled n any distinct period in history or in a person's life n a local branch of some fraternity or association n an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church n a series of related events forming an episode

of Confraternity