fraternal

Adjective
US[fruh-tur-nuhl]/frəˈtɝnəl/3 syllables
Synonyms: biovularbrotherlybrotherlike

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men“a fraternal order”Relating to brotherhood
  2. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova“fraternal twins are biovular”Synonyms: biovular
  3. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother“brotherly feelings”“close fraternal ties”Synonyms: brotherlybrotherlike

Related words frat noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fra·ter′nal adjective

Origin: F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr. L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See Brother.

Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. — Fra·ter′wb-a1′>′nal·ly, adverb

An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war.— John Milton
Fraternal love and friendship.— Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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