tribe
English
Etymology
From Middle English tribe, tribu, from Old French tribu, from Latin tribus.
Pronunciation
Noun
tribe (plural tribes)
- A socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people.
- (anthropology) A society larger than a band but smaller than a state.
- The collective noun for various animals.
- (taxonomy) A hierarchal rank between family and genus.
- (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
- the Duchess tribe of shorthorns
Derived terms
Translations
group of people
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collective noun (see at the relevant animal entry)
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Verb
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- (transitive) To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
- (Can we date this quote by Archbishop Nicolson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed.
- (Can we date this quote by Archbishop Nicolson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
See also
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French tribu, from Latin tribus.
Pronunciation
Noun
tribe (plural tribus)
- One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- (rare) Any tribe or kin group.
- (rare) A league or grouping.
Descendants
- English: tribe
References
- “trībe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-03.
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