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for phratry
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Phratry \Phra"try\, n.; pl. Phratries. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
phratry
n 1: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: family,
family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept,
phratry]
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