clansman
Scottish tribal member
A clansman is a member of a clan—a group united by kinship, shared ancestry, or allegiance to a chief.
The term evokes Scottish Highland clans most strongly: The clansmen gathered at the castle.
Clansman can also refer to members of the Ku Klux Klan, which adopted clan imagery and terminology.
Patterned clan fabric
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
coat of arms · badge · colors · heirloom · relics · traditions · customs · legacy
Family members collectively
- clanspeopleMembers of a kinship group
- kinsmenMale family members
- relativesThose connected by blood
- familyRelated people together
bloodline · lineage · descendants · ancestors · forebears · progeny · offspring · siblings
Loyalty owed to authority
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- solidarityUnity among allies
bond · unity · faithfulness · steadfastness · dedication · commitment · camaraderie · brotherhood
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
heraldry · coat of arms · badge · colors · heirloom · relics · traditions · customs · legacy · patrimony
kinfolk
Family members collectively
- clanspeopleMembers of a kinship group
- kinsmenMale family members
- relativesThose connected by blood
family · bloodline · lineage · descendants · ancestors · forebears · progeny · offspring · siblings · cousins
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
solidarity · bond · unity · faithfulness · steadfastness · dedication · commitment · camaraderie · brotherhood · support
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
- bandGroup playing music together
- communityCollective of connected people
- collectiveJointly organized group
gathering · assembly · highland · Scottish · Gaelic · Celtic · chief · laird · thane · folk
- kinmother, father, son, daughter, brother
- Clanchieftain, kinship ties, kinfolk, kindred, bloodline
- tribal lifetribe, tribesman, chieftain, tribal chief, tribal elder
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- CelticIreland, druid, Scotland, Wales, Gaelic
clansmanoutsider
One excluded from group
stranger · foreigner · non-member · outcast · alien
clansmanindividualist
One who values autonomy
cosmopolitan · citizen · lone wolf · free agent · nomad
clansmanenemy
Hostile opposing party
foe · adversary · antagonist · cosmopolitan · vagrant