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TRIBE

Etymology

From Latin tribālis; surface analysis tribe +‎ -al, first attested in the 1630s.[1][2][3][4]

Adjective

tribal (comparative more tribal, superlative most tribal)

  1. Of or relating to tribes.

social order through tribal law

  1. Based on or organized according to tribes.

a tribal society

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