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homefolk vs phratry

phratry vs homefolk

homefolk and phratry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homefolk Yes No No No
phratry Yes No No No
As nouns, phratry is a hypernym of homefolk; that is, phratry is a word with a broader meaning than homefolk:
  • homefolk: the people of your home locality (especially your own family)
  • phratry: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hypernyms of homefolk include family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept.
homefolk (noun) phratry (noun)
the people of your home locality (especially your own family) people descended from a common ancestor
Difference between homefolk and phratry

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