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fra·ter·ni·ty (frə-tûŕnĭ-tē)

[Middle English fraternite, from Old French, from Latin frāternitās, from frāternus, fraternal; see fraternal.]

noun: pl., -ties. 

  1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
  2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes: the fraternity of bird watchers.
  3. A chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
  4. Roman Catholic Church A sodality.
  5. The quality or condition of being brothers; brotherliness.