Rank and Tribe

Rank

Rank noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.

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Tribe and rank are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tribe" instead a noun "Rank".

Nearby Words: ranking, ranked, ranker

Tribe noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Rank and tribe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rank" instead a noun "Tribe".

Nearby Words: tribal, tribesman, tribalism

particular	particular rank	particular tribe
specific	specific rank	specific tribe
certain	certain rank	certain tribe
original	original rank	original tribe
Other adjectives: single, powerful, actual, bad, new, former, titular, different.

Members of the Gorajo tribe don't have personal names and instead call themselves by their rank (Cub, Little, Naive, Keen, Brave, Brah, Naabe, Wise, Adept or Sachem) and role within the tribe.

Source: Luke Nounverber
Being born into an influential tribe has its perks, but you still need to rise in rank by yourself, if you want any real power.

Source: Tabletop Game / Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Some taxonomists also make use of the term "tribe" for a rank intermediate between subfamily and genus.

Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion

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