phratries in English

noun
1
a descent group or kinship group in some tribal societies.
Gond society is divided into four groups known as phratries or sagas in Gondi.
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1. The most important Consanguined kin-group associated with unilinear rules of descent are- (a) lineages and clans (b) moieties and Phratries (c) clan (d) sections