The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GENS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1965.
Tribe or clan crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GENS | 67 % | 4 |
| SEPT | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tribe or clan
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gens
- phratry
- henotheism
- chieftain
- sept
- phyle
- headman
- child
- kindred
- sheik
- elder
- exogamy
Crossword Answer definitions
GENS noun- A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
- A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.
- A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.
- A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- A shilling.
- A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
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