Scottish clan
C1545
concept
A Scottish clan is a traditional kinship group originating in the Scottish Highlands, united by a shared surname, ancestry (real or assumed), territory, and allegiance to a hereditary chief.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish clan canonical | 128 |
| Highland clan | 66 |
| clan | 34 |
| Highland family | 3 |
| medieval Scottish dynasty | 3 |
| Gaelic kin-group | 2 |
| Highland clan family | 2 |
| historical clan | 2 |
| Gaelic kindred | 1 |
| Highland clan name | 1 |
| MacLeod clan institution | 1 |
| Scottish Highland family name | 1 |
| Scottish clan confederation | 1 |
| Scottish clan kindred | 1 |
| Scottish clan relic | 1 |
| Scottish kindred | 1 |
| Scottish-Gaelic noble family | 1 |
| historical Scottish family | 1 |
| historical Scottish noble family | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Scottish clan
Generated description
A Scottish clan is a traditional kinship group originating in the Scottish Highlands, united by a shared surname, ancestry (real or assumed), territory, and allegiance to a hereditary chief.
Instances (181)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Clan Boyd | — |
| Barghouti family clan | clan |
| Clan Scott | — |
|
Darumbal people
surface form:
Woppaburra
|
clan |
|
Ōtomo
surface form:
Ōtomo clan
|
historical clan |
| Clan MacDonnell of Antrim | Scottish-Gaelic noble family |
| Cochrane (clan) | — |
| Gusmão family | clan |
| House of Ying | clan |
| Clan MacAndrew | — |
| Nata clan | clan |
| Clan Stirling | — |
|
MacLean
surface form:
Clan Maclean
|
— |
| Argyn tribe | clan |
|
Clan MacNeacail (Clan Nicolson)
surface form:
Clan MacNeacail
|
— |
| Parliament of the Clan MacLeod | MacLeod clan institution |
| Arafat family | clan |
| Clann Ghriogair | — |
| Ughievwen | clan |
| Agbarho | clan |
| Jesse | clan |
| Clan Lyon | — |
| Ogor | clan |
| Nixon clan | — |
| Musgrave family | — |
| Dlamini family | clan |
| Sinclairs of Caithness | clan |
| Armstrong clan | — |
| Elliot clan | — |
| Clann Shiosal | — |
| Rutherford clan | — |