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English noun: phratry

1. phratry (group) people descended from a common ancestor


SamplesHis family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower.


Synonymsfamily, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept


Broader (hypernym)ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock


Narrower (hyponym)dynasty, gens, homefolk, house, name, people









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