phratry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun people descended from a common ancestor
    kinfolk; family; family line; kinsfolk; sept; folk.
    • his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

WordNet


Phra"try noun
Etymology
Gr. , .
Wordforms
plural Phratries
Definitions
  1. (Gr. Antiq.) A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.

Webster 1913