phyle

noun

A large citizens’ organization based on kinship, constituting the largest political subdivision of an ancient Greek city-state.

noun

In ancient Greece, a tribe or clan; one of the subdivisions normally based on ties of blood, of which the aggregate constituted a community.

noun

A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.

noun

A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.

noun

a tribe of ancient Athenians