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 : family
2 : a group united by a common interest or common characteristics