- phratral
- phra·tral
English syllables. 2014.
phratral
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phratral — adjective see phratric … Useful english dictionary
phratry — phratric, phratral, phratriac, phratrial, adj. /fray tree/, n., pl. phratries. 1. a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe. 2. (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of a phyle. [1745 55; < Gk phratría, equiv. to phratr , s. of phratér … Universalium
phratry — [frā′trē] n. pl. phratries [Gr phratria < phratēr, akin to L frater,BROTHER] 1. a subdivision of an ancient Greek phyle 2. any of the similar units, as a group of clans, of a primitive tribe phratric adj. phratral … English World dictionary
