clan chief
Family group head
A clan chief is the hereditary leader of a Scottish Highland clan, holding traditional authority over clan members and lands.
The title passes through family lineage and carries ceremonial significance even today, though political power has long since faded.
More broadly, any leader of a clan-based group: The clan chief settled disputes among the families.
- tribal leaderHead of indigenous group
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- family crestHereditary household emblem
- elderSenior figure of authority
ruler · oath-taking · laird · tribe · command · fealty · ancestry · bloodline · heritage · ancestral lands · council · blood oath · oral tradition · headman · kinship · patriarch · arbitration · inauguration
- ancestryancestors, kinship, ancestor, ancestry, bloodline
- barbarian leadersAttila, Alaric, Genghis Khan, Boudicca, Boadicea
- local leadersvillage head, village elder, headman, headwoman, community leader
- Scottish ClansCampbell, MacDonald, MacGregor, Cameron, Fraser
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, MacDonald, Stewart
- Scottish Nobilityearl, lord, baron, laird, thane
hierarchical position within the clan
clan chiefclansman
Male kin-group member
clan member · subordinate · commoner · follower · subject