n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ā -tr ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural phratries
Etymology: Greek phratria, from phrat ē r member of the same clan, member of a phratry ― more at BROTHER
Date: 1833
1 : a kinship group forming a subdivision of a Greek phyle
2 : a tribal subdivision specifically : an exogamous group typically comprising several totemic clans