Definitions
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).
Used in a sentence
“By Cognate or Domestic duties, we mean those which grow out of the different family relations; and which may be classed as conjugal, parental, filial, and fraternal.”
“The Bhratridvitiya, or fraternal rite of the Hindoos, is an institution of this nature, being admirably calculated to cement the natural bond of union between brothers and sisters of the same family.”
“Yet, in leaving, Judah removes himself not only from fraternal violence but from familial destiny as well.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Brotherly”9 letters
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