Archconfraternity
a confraternity having the right to associate itself with confraternities that are similar to it, and to impart to them its privileges and indulgences.
Historical Examples
From this day, the archconfraternity developed wonderfully, and became an inexhaustible source of graces.
The Miraculous Medal Jean Marie Aladel
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