phratry [
'freitri]
n. 胞族
phratry[ noun ]
people descended from a common ancestor
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his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Phratry \Phra"try\, n.; pl. {Phratries}. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.