Word: phratries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phra
tries
Definition: Plural of phratry; people descended from a common ancestor
Morphemes:
Affix: phratry
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φράτηρ
Language: grc
Decoded: phrater
PoS: Noun
Meaning: member of a community: clansman, kinsman, citizen, "brother" in the non-familial sense (as is usually expressed by "brethren")
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.