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Adjective: fraternal  fru'tur-nul
  1. Of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
    "a fraternal order"
     
  2. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
    "fraternal twins are biovular";
    - biovular
     
  3. Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
    "close fraternal ties";
    - brotherly, brotherlike

Antonym: identical

Encyclopedia: Fraternal