confrerie

noun

con·​fre·​rie

kōⁿfrārē

plural confreries

-ē(z)

: brotherhood, association

often : those sharing a common interest or quality

Word History

Etymology

French confrérie, from Old French confrerie, alteration (influenced by frere) of confrarie

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