Bible Dictionaries
Fraternity

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(n.) Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fraternity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fraternity.html. 1828.