1. Noun
The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes.
4. Noun
people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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