Associations to the word «Phratry»

Wiktionary

PHRATRY, noun. (anthropology) (dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

Dictionary definition

PHRATRY, noun. People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower".

Wise words

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