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| cacique |
in parts of Latin America, esp. formerly, the chief of an Indian clan or tribe. [1/3 definitions] |
| chieftain |
a leader of a band of people, esp. of a clan or tribe. |
| clannish |
characteristic of a clan. [1/2 definitions] |
| clansman |
a male member of a clan. |
| clanswoman |
a female member of a clan. |
| elder1 |
an older person who has authority, as in a tribe or clan. [1/7 definitions] |
| endogamy |
marriage within one's own class, clan, caste, tribe, or other social unit. (Cf. exogamy.) [1/2 definitions] |
| gens |
in ancient Rome, a patrilineal clan having a common name and worshiping a common ancestor. [2 definitions] |
| headman |
a leader or chief, as of a tribe or clan. [1/2 definitions] |
| interclan |
combined form of clan. |
| intermarriage |
marriage between two people who are from the same clan or other specified unit; endogamy. [1/2 definitions] |
| intermarry |
to marry within one's own family or clan. [1/3 definitions] |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. [1/4 definitions] |
| subclan |
combined form of clan. |
| tartan1 |
one of the patterns of such a plaid, known by the name of the clan that it designates. [1/3 definitions] |
| thane |
in feudal Scotland, a lord and chief of a clan. [1/2 definitions] |
| totem |
a natural object or living thing, such as an animal, that is taken as the symbol of a family or clan because of a supposed close relationship or ancestral connection with it. [1/2 definitions] |
| tribalism |
a strong sense of identification with and loyalty to the tribe, clan, team, or other social group of which one is a participating member. [1/2 definitions] |
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