According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PHRATRY
family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
(noun) people descended from a common ancestor; “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phratry (plural phratries)
(Ancient Greece) A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities. [from 17th c.]
(anthropology, dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.
Source: Wiktionary
Phra"try, n.; pl. Phratries. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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