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PHRATRIES Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word phratries. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word phratries. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PHRATRIES

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clans
nounn
noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage

tribes
nounn
noun

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• a federation (as of American Indians)

• (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

• group of people related by blood or marriage

family
nounn
noun

• a social unit living together

• primary social group; parents and children

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• people descended from a common ancestor

• a person having kinship with another or others

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

folk
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• people in general (often used in the plural)

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

• people descended from a common ancestor

• the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

kinfolk
nounn
noun

• people descended from a common ancestor

kinsfolk
nounn
noun

• people descended from a common ancestor

sept
nounn
noun

• people descended from a common ancestor

• the month following August and preceding October

family line
nounn
noun

• people descended from a common ancestor

Best Hypernyms For PHRATRIES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for phratries, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
ancestry blood bloodline descent line lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma stock associations groups organizations societies
Phrases (2)
blood lineline of descent

Alternatives for CLANS

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