The tribe is divided into clans. The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
Recent Examples on the WebTurns out that the Byers clan and Eleven aren’t doing so well in Lenora Hills, California.oregonlive, 23 May 2022 Since then, the region has avoided much of the Islamist and clan violence that has racked southern Somalia. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 Old West drifters Jake, Emmett, Mal and Paden shoot it out with a crooked sheriff and clan. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021 Costume designer Ellen Mirojnic is behind the opulent gowns and headpieces seen on the Bridgerton clan and their cohorts in this alternate-universe version of 19th-century high society London. Marie Lodi, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2021 While attempting to infiltrate the Na’vi tribe and gain access to their natural resources, Jake falls in love with one of the clan members, Neytiri (Saldana), and begins questioning the government’s exploitation of their home. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022 Scottish clan members will be displaying their colors, food vendors will offer Scottish fare, and more than 50 vendors will have Celtic, Scottish and British goods to browse.San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2022 This game captures the flavor of being a clan leader in a city working against the other clans but also keeping an eye on the mortal population. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 Among different tribes, clan elders have long complained of the king favoring upstart leaders and excluding them from government assistance and state jobs. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant