Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fraternal"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr.
L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to
brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal
embrace. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adv.

An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton.

Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fraternal
adj 1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a
fraternal order"
2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
"fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {biovular}] [ant: {identical}]
3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {brotherlike}]
[ant: {sisterly}]


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