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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras