About The Word Phratry
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Phratry
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What's The Definition Of Phratry?
[n] people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Phratry: family | family line | folk | kinfolk | kinsfolk | sept Related Terms | Find terms related to Phratry: See Also | ancestry | blood | blood line | bloodline | descent | dynasty | gens | homefolk | house | line | line of descent | lineage | name | origin | parentage | pedigree | people | stock Phratry In Webster's Dictionary \Phra"try\, n.; pl. {Phratries}. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.
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