Confrerie

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    brotherhood, association

    "Some worker confréries, such as those of the carpenters, hatmakers, polishers, and secondhand clothes dealers, tried to obtain formal legitimation in the eighteenth century."

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brotherhoodclubfellowshipfraternityordersisterhood

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"Some worker confréries, such as those of the carpenters, hatmakers, polishers, and secondhand clothes dealers, tried to obtain formal legitimation in the eighteenth century."

Etymology

From French confrérie.

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