fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtər-nᵊl 
1
a
: of, relating to, or involving brothers
fraternal love
b
: of, relating to, or being a fraternity or society
a fraternal order
a fraternal chapter house
2
: derived from two ova : dizygotic
fraternal twins
Examples of fraternal in a Sentence
He belonged to a fraternal organization.
There was a fraternal feeling among the troops.
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They were followed by the Red Men, a fraternal order claiming to be direct descendants of the colonial Sons of Liberty with no connection to actual Native Americans except their rituals.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
Black Americans, mostly in the South, were segregated by law, and participated in sports via church, political, or fraternal organizations to promote a sense of community.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The largest Catholic fraternal service organization pledged to donate $100,000 to an Archdiocese of Baltimore fund to support those affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
The groups had a tradition of camping in concentric circles—a cross between an Old West wagon formation and a suburban subdivision, often complete with pink plastic lawn flamingos—and wore matching blue berets that suggested a rolling fraternal lodge.
—Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
Black Americans, mostly in the South, were segregated by law, and participated in sports via church, political, or fraternal organizations to promote a sense of community.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The largest Catholic fraternal service organization pledged to donate $100,000 to an Archdiocese of Baltimore fund to support those affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
The groups had a tradition of camping in concentric circles—a cross between an Old West wagon formation and a suburban subdivision, often complete with pink plastic lawn flamingos—and wore matching blue berets that suggested a rolling fraternal lodge.
—Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtərn-ᵊl
1
a
: of or relating to brothers
b
: of, relating to, or being a fraternity
Medical Definition
fraternal
adjective
fra·ter·nal
frə-ˈtərn-ᵊl
: derived from two ova : dizygotic
fraternal twins
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