phratry
IPA: frʌtri
noun
- (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.
- (anthropology, dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.
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Examples of "phratry" in Sentences
- The tribe was divided into different phratries based on family lineages
- Each phratry had its own totem animal symbolizing their unique identity
- Members of the same phratry were expected to support and protect one another
- The phratries would come together for important ceremonies and rituals
- The chief was chosen from one of the oldest phratries in the tribe
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