Phratry

What do we mean by phratry?

A kinship group constituting an intermediate division in the primitive structure of the Hellenic tribe or phyle, consisting of several patrilinear clans, and surviving in classical times as a territorial subdivision in the political and military organization of the Athenian state. noun

An exogamous subdivision of the tribe, constituting two or more related clans. noun

A brotherhood or clan; specifically, in the states of ancient Greece, a politico-religious group of citizens, which appears to have been originally based on kinship and to have been a subdivision of the phyle or tribe. noun

A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens. noun

A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit. noun

People descended from a common ancestor noun

A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.

A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

Words that are spelled similarly to phratry:
phratry.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word phratry:
iroquois, nominal, clan, delaware, nations, control, six, five, considered, british, under, later.

Words that rhyme with phratry:
patri, matri, attry, matri-, patri-, hattree, patry, hat tree, cat tree, dat tree, fat tree, flat tree, that tree.

Adjectives that are often used to describe phratry:
same, opposite, own, other, greek, first, dev, whole, entire, different, single, upper, second, lower, attic, clan, eagle, sub, athenian, particular, tribal, individual, left, mexican, grecian, ancient, exogamous, iroquois, independent, terrestrial, primitive, inferior, matrilineal, cubeo, patrilineal, earth, superior, sky, delphic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective phratry:
system, captains.

Consonant match to phratry:
fruit tree, free tree.

Words that sound like phratry:
phratry, free tree, fruitery, frutti, fir tree, fritter, fritters, fretter, ferreri, ferretti, frittered, fretty, fitri, ferrari, fruity, freighter, fluttery, friary, frater, freighters, fruit tree, fruiter, ferrary, fritzi, fruiterer, front row, fruit trees, frustra, frutta, frotter, fat tree, frory, freddy, freddie, frippery, freddi, frittering, freta, ferriera, friday, factory, flattery, free throw, frito, forestry, effrontery, fronter, ferrara, ferraro, frut, frita, frady, futter, fruta, frazee, fruita, fig tree, free trade, fernery, fritto, futr, furuta, ferity, fruto, frieder, ferrety, fire tree, fir trees, fruchter, free free, freight rate, the tree, artery, orator, oratory, arterie, orators, fritzsche, traitory, iatry, fairy, ferry, fetter, fetty, fettered, fetters, faerie, faery, fairie, ferri, ferrie, fieri, fairey, feti, feri, ferie, firmity, fedra, farriery, feretory.