tộc đoàn
Definition
- Noun:
- Clan commune: A basic social organization in primitive communist society, formed by the union of several related families or lineages.
- Gens (plural: gentes): In anthropology and historical contexts, a social unit comprising a group of families who claim descent from a common ancestor.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tộc đoàn là hình thức tổ chức xã hội sớm nhất. (The clan commune is the earliest form of social organization.)
- Các nhà khảo cổ nghiên cứu cấu trúc của một tộc đoàn cổ đại. (Archaeologists study the structure of an ancient gens.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in academic, historical, and anthropological texts to describe pre-state social structures. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation.
Variants and Related Words
Thị tộc (n): A smaller social unit than a tộc đoàn, often translated as "clan" or "lineage," typically based on unilineal descent.
- Thị tộc mẫu hệ là một dạng tổ chức phổ biến. (The matrilineal clan is a common form of organization.)
Bộ lạc (n): Tribe. A larger and more complex social and political group that may be formed from multiple tộc đoàn or clans.
- Nhiều tộc đoàn hợp lại thành một bộ lạc. (Many clan communes united to form a tribe.)
Synonyms
- Clan commune
- Gens
- Kin group
Related Concepts
- Primitive communism: The early stage of human society, characterized by common ownership of resources and social structures like the .
- Matrilineal clan: A clan where descent is traced through the mother's line, a common form of early .