(comparative more fraternally, superlative most fraternally)
- In a fraternal manner.
fraternal + -ly
Variant of fraternal
- of or characteristic of a brother or brothers; brotherly
- of or like a fraternal order or a fraternity
- designating twins, of either the same or different sexes, developed from separately fertilized ova and thus having hereditary characteristics not necessarily the same
Origin of fraternalMiddle English ; from Medieval Latin fraternalis ; from Classical Latin fraternus, brotherly ; from frater, brother