Definition of brother

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Brother (n.) A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood..

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Congregationalism :: Congregationalism (n.) That system of church organization which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church.
Erebus :: Erebus (n.) The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) One who murders or kills his own brother.
Grandnephew :: Grandnephew (n.) The grandson of one's brother or sister.
Fraternization :: Fraternization (n.) The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
Adelphia :: Adelphia (n.) A brotherhood, or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc..
Montgolfier :: Montgolfier (n.) A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon..
Fraternize :: Fraternize (v. i.) To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
Cousin :: Cousin (n.) One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt..
Brother :: Brother (n.) One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character..
Eldest :: Eldest (a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder..
Confraternity :: Confraternity (n.) A society of body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood..
Brotherly :: Brotherly (a.) Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love..
Brotherliness :: Brotherliness (n.) The state or quality of being brotherly.
Brotherhood :: Brotherhood (n.) Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind..
Lay :: Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother..
Love :: Love (n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters..
Gavelkind :: Gavelkind (n.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent..
Mulier :: Mulier (n.) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son..
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