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plural confreres
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one. quotations examples
Unfortunately, when it comes to the informant who turns state’s evidence against a confrere, the OED slaps on the obscure origin label.
2008 February 18, Michael Sheehan, Wordmall
A fellow member of a religious organization, referring especially to Catholic religious orders of men. quotations examples
Roger Bacon had little reverence for their Franciscan confrere, Alexander of Hales...
2012, Timothy J. Johnson, Franciscans and Preaching: Every Miracle from the Beginning of the World Came about Through Words, page 82
... but there was a limited number of magisterial chairs, and so, after a couple of years, the Dominican and Franciscan Masters had to stand aside for the next confrere in line.
2015, John Marenbon, Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, page 58