"phratry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹætɹi/ Forms: phratries [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Latin phrātria, from Ancient Greek φρατρία (phratría, “tribe, clan”), from φράτηρ (phrátēr) + -ία (-ía). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{uder|en|la|phrātria}} Latin phrātria, {{uder|en|grc|φρατρία||tribe, clan}} Ancient Greek φρατρία (phratría, “tribe, clan”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phratry (plural phratries)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Ancient Greece
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  2. (anthropology, dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-phratry-en-noun-ppFc-fAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subphratry Related terms: moiety

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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