Associations to the word «Phratry»
Noun
Adjective
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.