phratry noun. ['freɪtri] M19.
[Greek phratria, from phratēr clansman: cf. BROTHER noun.]
1. Greek History. A kinship group with corporate identity composed of families with a notional common ancestor; a subdivision of a phyle. M19.

2. Anthropology. A descent group or kinship group in some societies. L19.

■ phrator noun [Greek phratōr] a member of a phratry M19.

■ phratric adjective M19.

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