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Definitions for: Phratry [n] people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Webster (1913) Definition: Phra"try, n.; pl. Phratries. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.
Synonyms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept
See Also: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, dynasty, gens, homefolk, house, line, line of descent, lineage, name, origin, parentage, pedigree, people, stock
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