clans
Extended family units
Clans are groups united by kinship, real or perceived.
The word evokes Scottish Highland society, where clans shared ancestry, territory, and a chief: the MacDonald clan.
More loosely, clan describes any tight-knit group bound by family or loyalty: The whole clan gathered for Thanksgiving.
In gaming, clans are teams of players who compete together.
Those connected by blood
- kindredRelations by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- kinBlood-connected people
- blood relativesFamily by birth
extended family · household · brood · offspring · descendants · progeny · siblings · cousins
Leader of a tribe
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- eldersSenior community members
- warriorOne skilled in combat
rituals · indigenous · customs · ancestral · sacred · rites · tribesman · tartans
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · pedigree · dynasty · roots · origin · predecessors
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- factionGroup within group
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · solidarity · loyalty · feud · rivalry · blood feud
Professional mutual-aid society
- factionGroup within group
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- onlineNetwork-connected state
esports · roster · recruitment · alliance · raid · PvP · competitive · membership
relatives
Those connected by blood
blood relatives · extended family · household · brood · offspring · descendants · progeny · siblings · cousins · elders
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
warrior · rituals · indigenous · customs · ancestral · sacred · rites · tribesman · tartans · highland
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descent · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · pedigree · dynasty · roots · origin · predecessors · succession
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- factionGroup within group
league · brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · solidarity · loyalty · feud · rivalry · blood feud · vendetta
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- factionGroup within group
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
online · esports · roster · recruitment · alliance · raid · PvP · competitive · membership · discord
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- ScotlandGlasgow, Edinburgh, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Celtic CultureCelts, Celtic cross, Celtic knots, Celtic knot, Celtic music
- MongoliaGobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, steppe, Mongols, nomads
- Shogunate Japanshogun, shogunate, samurai, daimyo, Tokugawa
clansnation-states
Self-governing territorial polities
bureaucracies · corporations · institutions · governments · democracies
clansindividuals
Separate, distinct people
loners · singletons · lone wolves · isolates · hermits
- Scottish clanAncestral kinship group
- Wu-Tang ClanMartial-arts-themed rap collective
- clan chiefLeader of kinfolk
- family clansRelated households sharing ancestry
- clan warsConflicts between kinship groups
- clan eldersSenior family authority figures