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Webster 1913 Edition

Phyle

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Phy′le

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Noun.
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pl.
Phylæ
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a body of men united by ties of blood or habitation.]
A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.

Definition 2024

phyle

phyle

English

Noun

phyle ‎(plural phyles or phylae)

  1. (historical) A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.
  2. (historical) A subdivision of the priestly caste in ancient Egypt; headed by a phylarch.

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φυλή ‎(phulḗ, “a union of individuals into a community”).

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