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- Ecclesiastical Latin · calque ofarchiconfrāternitās
- English todayarchconfraternity
From arch- + confraternity, calque of Ecclesiastical Latin archiconfrāternitās.
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archconfraternity
Today it means: A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods. Full definition →
Ecclesiastical Latin archiconfrāternitās