Main Entry: phra·try

Pronunciation: \ˈfrā-trē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural phratries

Etymology: Greek phratria, from phratēr member of the same clan, member of a phratry — more at brother

Date: 1833

1 : a kinship group forming a subdivision of a Greek phyle
2 : a tribal subdivision; specifically : an exogamous group typically comprising several totemic clans