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PHRATRY [1 record]

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A generally exogamous unilinear subdivision of a tribe, itself often divided into sibs ...

CONT

A phratry is usually a union of two clans

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Groupe formé de la réunion de plusieurs clans et dont les membres se considèrent comme liés les une aux autres par une règle de filiation unilinéaire.

Spanish

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