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Kinship vs Phratry - What's the difference?

kinship | phratry |

As nouns the difference between kinship and phratry

is that kinship is relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption while phratry is (anthropology|dated) a former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

kinship

English

Noun

(wikipedia kinship) (en noun)
  • relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
  • relation or connection by nature or character

    • Anagrams

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    phratry

    English

    Noun

    (phratries) (wikipedia phratry)
  • (anthropology, dated) A former kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans with separate identities but considered to be a single unit.

    • Derived terms

    * subphratry