Phratry
[frey-tree] /ˈfreɪ tri/
noun, plural phratries.
1.
a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
2.
(in ancient Greece) a subdivision of a phyle.
/ˈfreɪtrɪ/
noun (pl) -tries
1.
(anthropol) a group of people within a tribe who have a common ancestor
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