User:Helen Godshall/Notepad/'Confratris' V.S. 'Discipuli'
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| Note title | 'Confratris' V.S. 'Discipuli' |
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| Page(s) link(s) | Page:FC 1042.djvu/433 |
These words are related but have different meanings. 'Confratris' means brother while 'Discipuli' means student, disciple. This variation occurs in the second part of the phrase: 'tanquam si fieret per condiscipulum/discipulo discipuli, aut per confratrem/confratri confratris/discipuli illius sancti.
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The amount of interchange between 'discipuli', 'condiscipuli', and 'confratri' suggest similar meanings.
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