phratry

Meaning

1. A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
2. A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

Synonyms

family

👪

kinsfolk

kinfolk

family line

folk

sept

ichimon

kin

bloodline

blood

🩸

line

lineage

origin

parentage

relatives

ancestry

stock

Sept

house

🏠

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹætɹi/

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
From Latin phrātria, from Ancient Greek φρατρία (phratría, “tribe, clan”), from φράτηρ (phrátēr) + -ία (-ía).