Question

Answer briefly the following question :

What is meant by phratry?

Answer 1

A phratry is a Greek terminology whose meaning his brother. At the starting of the human era say around 2^nd century BC, there was a division of Greek tribes and the division was known as Phratry. 
For example, in the present situation, people of the same caste can be put under this category.

HISTORY OF PHRATRY

It has been claimed that by Homer that from the 2^nd century the kinship has existed, The only function of this concept can be seen as building up the social institutions. 
For example in today’s world phratry can be seen in each and every aspect of the society be its class system, caste system or any group formation of same interest and background. In earlier times to phratry was also seen as the very basis of entering into citizenship and holding a vital place in the society too.
 In simple language denoted the same kinship and decent order in the tribe. But it was discovered later that it is not necessary that each and everyone belongs to the same group (or say phratry).