What is the Latin word for confraternity?

The usual Latin words for “confraternity” are collēgium, corpus, sodālitās; also hĕtaerĭa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“confraternity” in Latin

collēgiumcolleagueship, (connection of associates, colleagues, etc.); guild, corporation, company, society, college (concrete def corpusbody, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person"); substance, material (physical, perceptibl sodālitāsclose association, fellowship, brotherhood; an association, club, society; a group hĕtaerĭabrotherhood

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

confraternity

collegium: corpus: sodalitas: sodalitium (if for the real or ostensible purpose of feasting together): hetaeria.

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What is the Latin word for confraternity?: The usual Latin words for “confraternity” are collēgium, corpus, sodālitās; also hĕtaerĭa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.