About The Word Phratry

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Phratry

Phratry Meaning & Definition
Phratry Definition And Meaning

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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