Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr.
L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to
brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal
embrace. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adv.
An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton.
Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.
Source : WordNet®
fraternal
adj 1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a
fraternal order"
2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
"fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {biovular}] [ant: {identical}]
3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {brotherlike}]
[ant: {sisterly}]