Main Entry:

clan

Pronunciation:

\ˈklan\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant

Date:

15th century

1 a: a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor b: a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : family2: a group united by a common interest or common characteristics