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gens vs phratry

phratry vs gens

gens and phratry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gens Yes No No No
phratry Yes No No No
As nouns, phratry is a hypernym of gens; that is, phratry is a word with a broader meaning than gens:
  • gens: family based on male descent
  • phratry: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hypernyms of gens include family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept.
gens (noun) phratry (noun)
family based on male descent people descended from a common ancestor
Difference between gens and phratry

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