English Explanatory Dictionary

archconfraternity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˌkɒnfɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/

Word forms

archconfraternity archconfraternities

Etymology

From arch- + confraternity, calque of Ecclesiastical Latin archiconfrāternitās.

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