Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Clan

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Clan


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(1):

(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.

(2):

(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.