PHRATRY


Meaning of PHRATRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrā-trē ]

noun

( plural phratries )

Etymology: Greek phratria, from phratēr 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.