Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phyle \Phy"le\, n.; pl. {Phyl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a body of
   men united by ties of blood or habitation.]
   A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a
   tribe.

Source : WordNet®

phyle
     n : a tribe of ancient Athenians
     [also: {phylae} (pl)]