TRIBALLY

Etymology

Adverb

tribally (comparative more tribally, superlative most tribally)

In a tribal manner or context.

Given all my aunts and uncles (and a couple more on my father's side), my cousins numbered almost a hundred; and since the family, for the most part, was centered in London (though there were far-flung American, Continental, and South African branches), we would all meet frequently, tribally, on family occasions.

Source: Wiktionary


TRIBAL

Trib"al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal scepter. Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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