fraternity

English Thesaurus

1. people engaged in a particular occupation (noun.group)

hypernym	:	class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum,
definition	:	people having the same social, economic, or educational status (noun.group)

member holonym	:	brother,
definition	:	a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) (noun.person)

member holonym	:	sodalist,
definition	:	a member of a sodality (noun.person)

2. a social club for male undergraduates (noun.group)

hypernym	:	club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society,
definition	:	a formal association of people with similar interests (noun.group)

member holonym	:	chapter,
definition	:	a local branch of some fraternity or association (noun.group)

3. people engaged in a particular occupation (noun.group)

derivation	:	brother,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address (noun.person)

derivation	:	sodalist,
definition	:	a member of a sodality (noun.person)

derivation	:	fraternise, fraternize,
definition	:	be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy (verb.social)

4. a social club for male undergraduates (noun.group)

derivation	:	fraternal,
definition	:	of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men (adj.pert)

5. people engaged in a particular occupation (noun.group)

derivation	:	brother,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address (noun.person)

derivation	:	sodalist,
definition	:	a member of a sodality (noun.person)

derivation	:	fraternise, fraternize,
definition	:	be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy (verb.social)

6. a social club for male undergraduates (noun.group)

derivation	:	fraternal,
definition	:	of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men (adj.pert)