1.A kinship group constituting an intermediate division in the primitive structure of the Hellenic tribe or phyle, consisting of several patrilinear clans, and surviving in classical times as a territorial subdivision in the political and military organization of the Athenian state.
胞族在希腊部落或宗族的原始结构中，构成中间分类的亲属集团，包括几个父亲家族，在古典时期又存留下来，成为雅典城邦的政治合军事组织的领地亚分支
