Definition of clan

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Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..

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Chief :: Chief (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent..
Clank :: Clank (v. t.) To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains..
Underaid :: Underaid (v. t.) To aid clandestinely.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Secret; clandestine.
Feud :: Feud (n.) A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed..
Clanged :: Clanged (imp. & p. p.) of Clan.
Clan :: Clan (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously..
Chieftain :: Chieftain (n.) A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan..
Clangorous :: Clangorous (a.) Making a clangor; having a ringing, metallic sound..
Horde :: Horde (n.) A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude..
Clam :: Clam (v. t. & i.) To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small community or clan.
Hugger-mugger :: Hugger-mugger (a.) Secret; clandestine; sly.
Clandestine :: Clandestine (a.) Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage..
Clanking :: Clanking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clan.
Totem :: Totem (n.) A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan..
Clanjamfrie :: Clanjamfrie (n.) Same as Clamjamphrie.
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate..
Carp :: Carp (n.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp..
Clandestinity :: Clandestinity (n.) Privacy or secrecy.
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