phratries

Variant of phratry

phratry definition

phra·try (frā′trē)

noun pl. phratries -·tries

  1. a subdivision of an ancient Greek phyle
  2. any of the similar units, as a group of clans, of a primitive tribe

Etymology: Gr phratria < phratēr, akin to L frater, brother

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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