a group of people within a tribe who have a common ancestor
Derived forms
phratric (ˈphratric)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Greek phratria clan, from phratēr fellow clansman; compare Latin frāter brother
Examples of 'phratries' in a sentence
phratries
The distribution of phratries in the various parts of the region has not been determined yet.
Sevda ERATALAY 2011, 'EFFECTS OF THE KINIK TRIBE IN DIALECT OF ALAŞEHİR KINIK BOYUNUN ALAŞEHİR AĞIZLARINAETKİLERİ', Turkish Studieshttp://turkishstudies.net/Makaleler/287367478_eratalaysevda.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)