# confraternity

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,962

## Definitions
1. A group with a common interest.
2. A religious fraternity or brotherhood.
3. Brotherly friendship.

## Etymology
From Middle French confraternité.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/confraternity