phratry
noun pl. phratries
- a subdivision of an ancient Greek phyle
- any of the similar units, as a group of clans, of a primitive tribe
See phratry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(frāˈtrē)
noun pl. phra·tries - A kinship group constituting an intermediate division in the primitive structure of the Hellenic tribe or phyle, consisting of several patrilinear clans, and surviving in classical times as a territorial subdivision in the political and military organization of the Athenian state.
- Anthropology An exogamous subdivision of the tribe, constituting two or more related clans.
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