'Confraternities' definitions:
Definition of 'Confraternities'
From: GCIDE
- Confraternity \Con`fra*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Confraternities. [LL. confraternitas: cf. F. confraternit['e]. See Fraternity.] A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood. [1913 Webster]
- These live in one society and confraternity. --Stow. [1913 Webster]