Fra-tẽr'nal, a.

a. [O. Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. fraternal, N. Fr. fraternel, It. fraternale, L. Lat. fraternalis, for Lat. fraternus, from frater, brother.] Pertaining to brethren; becoming brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. “Fraternal love and friendship.” Addison.

A war fit for Cain to be the leader of— An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton.