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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