Family Roots

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 5 v.18

        Family Origins

1. clan 1 |n| a social unit smaller than a tribe and larger than the family and claiming descent from a common ancestor.
2. clan 2 |n| a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor, bear a common surname, and acknowledge the preeminence of a chief who bears a distinctive title.
3. clan 3 |n| an exogenous tribal division that traces descent in either the male or the female line from a common real, totemic, or mythological ancestor, that has a common name and often a common territory, and that constitutes the chief political, religious, and social unit of tribal society.
4. clan 4 |n| used by some ethnologists of such a tribal division tracing descent in the female line only.
5. ethnology |n| the comparative and historical study of different societies and cultures.
6. tribe 1 |n| a social division in a traditional society consisting of linked families or communities with a common culture and dialect.
7. "We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe."
8. tribe 2 |n| a group of people, ofter of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities.
9. tribe 3 |n| group of people related by blood or marriage.
10. "The entire tribe is coming for Thanksgiving."
11. "One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe."

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1. elder |n| a leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group.
2. “A council of village elders.”
3. family relationship |n| relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
4. "So is allowing sufficient time off for maternity and paternity leave, and time off to maintain family relationships and doing family matters."

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