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Pronunciation: [fɹˈatɹɪz] (IPA)

Phratries are social groups or clans in ancient Greek society that were based on kinship and common ancestry. Some synonyms for phratries include brotherhoods, fraternities, and clans. These terms all describe groups that are bound together by shared values, traditions, and beliefs. Other synonyms for phratries might include associations, clubs, societies, or networks. These terms emphasize the group's structure and organization rather than its cultural or ancestral ties. Regardless of the synonym used, all of these terms describe groups that are united by a common purpose and a sense of community.
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The Seneca tribe of the Iroquois Indians was divided into two Phratries, each of which was again subdivided into four clans, named after their totems or animals; the Bear, Wolf, Beaver, and Turtle clans belonging to one phratry, while the other included the Deer, Snipe, Heron, and Hawk clans.
"Primitive Love and Love-Stories"
Henry Theophilus Finck
This is rendered the more probable by the fact that the Kansa have grouped their gentes in seven Phratries, just the number of the degrees in the society.
"Osage Traditions"
J. Owen Dorsey
Simultaneously the population was grouped into three main classes and twenty-seven Phratries.
"The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations"
Zelia Nuttall

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