phratry

[ frey-tree ]

/ ˈfreɪ tri /

noun, plural phra·tries.

a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.

(in ancient Greece) a subdivision of a phyle.

Origin of phratry

1745–55; <Greek phrātría, equivalent to phrātr-, stem of phrātḗr clansman (akin to brother) + -ia-y³

OTHER WORDS FROM phratry

phratric, phratral, phra·tri·ac, phra·tri·al, adjectivesub·phra·try, noun, plural sub·phra·tries.

Words nearby phratry

phrase structure, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrase structure tree, phrasing, phratry, phreak, phreaking, phreatic, phreatic zone, phreatophyte

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Example sentences from the Web for phratry

The organization, as a phratry, had probably existed among the Latin tribes from time immemorial.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
Zeus, the god of social life, was worshipped by the phratry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various
A knowledge of the Indian phratry is necessary to an intelligent understanding of the Grecian and the Roman.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
Here I really do not know what 'clan' is meant to denote—'phratry,' I think.
Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang

The important point about the class, as distinguished from the phratry systems, is the great extent covered by the former.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for phratry

phratry

/ (ˈfreɪtrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

anthropol a group of people within a tribe who have a common ancestor

Derived forms of phratry

phratric, adjective

Word Origin for phratry

C19: from Greek phratria clan, from phratēr fellow clansman; compare Latin frāter brother

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单词	phratry
释义	phratry [ frey-tree ] / ˈfreɪ tri / noun, plural phra·tries. a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe. (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of a phyle. Origin of phratry 1745–55; <Greek phrātría, equivalent to phrātr-, stem of phrātḗr clansman (akin to brother) + -ia-y³ OTHER WORDS FROM phratry phratric, phratral, phra·tri·ac, phra·tri·al, adjectivesub·phra·try, noun, plural sub·phra·tries. Words nearby phratry phrase structure, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrase structure tree, phrasing, phratry, phreak, phreaking, phreatic, phreatic zone, phreatophyte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phratry The organization, as a phratry, had probably existed among the Latin tribes from time immemorial. Ancient Society\|Lewis Henry Morgan Zeus, the god of social life, was worshipped by the phratry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8\|Various A knowledge of the Indian phratry is necessary to an intelligent understanding of the Grecian and the Roman. Ancient Society\|Lewis Henry Morgan Here I really do not know what 'clan' is meant to denote—'phratry,' I think. Social Origins and Primal Law\|Andrew Lang The important point about the class, as distinguished from the phratry systems, is the great extent covered by the former. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia\|Northcote W. Thomas British Dictionary definitions for phratry phratry / (ˈfreɪtrɪ) / noun plural -tries anthropol a group of people within a tribe who have a common ancestor Derived forms of phratry phratric, adjective Word Origin for phratry C19: from Greek phratria clan, from phratēr fellow clansman; compare Latin frāter brother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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