fraternity
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By Romer Jed Medina from Newark, NJ, United States - 13-01-30 Fraternity and Sorority Orientation (Unedited) (120), CC BY-SA 2.0
noun
(plural
fraternities
)
1.
treated as singular or plural
a
group
of
people
sharing
a
common
profession
or
interest
s: 共通の職業や利益を共有する人々の集団
〖the ～; 集合的に; 単複両扱い〗 (全)同業者, (ある職業の)全就労者; (宗教上の)信徒団体; 同業組合(｟男女共用｠
common-interest group
)
e.g.
members of the hunting fraternity.: 狩猟組合の構成員
North American
a
male
student
s'
society
in a
university
or
college
. 総合大学や単科大学の男性学生の社交クラブ
｟米｠ 友愛会〘男子大学生の親睦クラブ; →
sorority
〙
a
religious
or
Masonic
society
or
guild
.: 宗教の、フリーメーソンの社交クラブや団体
2. the
state
or
feeling
of
friendship
and
mutual
support
within a
group
: 友情の状態、感情と集団内の相互の支援
｟かたく｠ 兄弟の関係; (ある集団の)友情, 連帯感(｟男女共用｠
companionship
,
friendship
)
e.g.
the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.: 自由、平等、連帯の理想
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
fraternite
, from
Latin
fraternitas
, from
fraternus
(see
fraternal
).