subtribe

noun

sub·​tribe ˈsəb-ˌtrīb 

variants or sub-tribe

plural subtribes or sub-tribes

: a tribe that is part of a larger tribe

According to tradition the Arapaho were formerly composed of five subtribes, or bands …

—Barbara A. Leitch

Examples of subtribe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now there are photos The study is the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of work studying butterflies within Euptychiina, the diverse taxonomic subtribe to which the Saurona genus belongs, according to a news release. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 May 2023

Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative reporter from Azerbaijan, is an icon among the subtribe of journalists who work to expose cross-border financial corruption. —Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 25 July 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above