MacCailein Mòr

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MacCailein Mòr is the traditional Gaelic title of the chief of Clan Campbell, historically associated with the Dukes of Argyll in Scotland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
MacGilleEathain Loch Buidhe 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic title
Scottish clan chief title
hereditary title
associatedWith Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
Dukes of Argyll NERFINISHED
clanSystemRole clan chief
country Scotland
culturalSignificance symbol of Campbell leadership
ethnicContext Scottish Highland culture
familyNameDerivedFrom Colin Campbell NERFINISHED
historicalAssociation Campbell dominance in Argyll
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
historicallyLinkedTo peerage title Duke of Argyll
historicalStatus leading Highland chief
language Scottish Gaelic
linkedOffice Chief of the Name and Arms of Campbell
Duke of Argyll NERFINISHED
meaning Son of Colin the Great
namingTradition Gaelic patronymic
region Argyll NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Scottish clan chief
Scottish nobility
titleHolderBelongsTo House of Campbell NERFINISHED
titleType clan chief style
traditionalTitleOf Campbell clan chief NERFINISHED
usedAs honorific style
usedBy chief of Clan Campbell
usedFor identifying head of Clan Campbell
usedIn Gaelic poetry
Scottish clan tradition

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Maclean of Lochbuie clanNameInScottishGaelic MacCailein Mòr
this entity surface form: MacGilleEathain Loch Buidhe