brother

brother
noun (plural brothers; also brethren) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōthor; akin to Old High German bruodor brother, Latin frater, Greek phratēr member of the same clan Date: before 12th century 1. a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another 2. one related to another by common ties or interests 3. a fellow member — used as a title for ministers in some evangelical denominations 4. one of a type similar to another 5. a. kinsman b. one who shares with another a common national or racial origin; especially soul brother 6. a. capitalized a member of a congregation of men not in holy orders and usually in hospital or school work b. a member of a men's religious order who is not preparing for or is not ready for holy orders <
a lay brother
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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