fraternity
noun
[ frəˈtəːnɪti ]
• a group of people sharing a common profession or interests.
• "members of the hunting fraternity"
• friendship and mutual support within a group.
• "the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity"
Similar:
brotherhood,
fellowship,
kinship,
friendship,
companionship,
support,
mutual support,
solidarity,
community,
union,
togetherness,
sisterhood,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas, from fraternus (see fraternal).
