φρατρία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From φρᾱ́τηρ (phrā́tēr, clansman, kinsmen) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bràtrьja.

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Noun

φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱ (phrātríāf (genitive φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (in political sense) brotherhood
  2. (in Homer) tribe, clan
  3. political subdivision of the phyle
  4. (at Rome) curia
  5. (especially in bad sense) any league or association, conspiration

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Descendants

  • Latin: phrātria

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