I.the relation between brothers and sisters, brotherhood, sisterhood.
I. Lit.: “moveant te horum lacrimae, moveat pietas, moveat germanitas,” Cic. Lig. 11, 33: “subituram vobis aliquando germanitatis memoriam (between Perseus and Demetrius as sons of Philip),” Liv. 40, 8, 10: “nexus germanitatis,” the bond of sisterhood, App. M. 2, p. 115; cf.: “inter Judam et Israël,” brotherhood, amity, Vulg. Zech. 11, 14.—
II. Transf.
A. The relationship of the inhabitants of cities which are colonies of one mother-city: “ab ea germanitate fraternam sibi cum iis caritatem esse,” Liv. 37, 56, 7.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, a union, resemblance, similarity: “unde nomen ambobus (Bosporis) et jam quaedam in dissociatione germanitas concors,” Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 2: “malorum,” id. 15, 14, 15, § 51: “vini,” id. 14, 6, 8, § 59: digitorum, speciosa germanitas, of the toes, Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 8.—