early 15c., from Gaelic clann "family, stock, offspring," akin to Old Irish cland "offspring, tribe," both from Latin planta "offshoot" (see plant (n.)). The Goidelic bra [..]

family or large group of people claiming common ancestry.

Centre-Led Action Network [CLAN] is a model for organising procurement.  The CLAN concept assumes a decentralised model, with procurement staff operating within the various business units of an organi [..]

A group of people from many lineages who live in one place and have a common line of descent, usually under one chieftain.

n. A tribe.

A group of players whose goal is to work together, find partners to Platoon with, and identify ones self. See Clans

A faction consisting of a noble family and its retainers, the powerbase of feudal Japan; equivalent to a faction in previous Total War titles.

A broad extended kin group found in many preindustrial societies.

A clan refers to a group of gamers who form a team to compete against others over the Internet in multiplayer games. Clans choose their  team name and will usually set up an initiation process for int [..]

A group composed of a number of households that claim descent from a common ancestor.

A kinship group, sometimes an assortment of lineages, whether or not it can trace its descent back to a common ancestor.

(n) group of people related by blood or marriage

Form of unilineal descent group based on stipulated descent. A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. As kinship based bonds can be merely symbolical in nature some clans share a "stipulated" common ancestor.

a group of associated individuals. Communion

a social unit tracing descent from a common ancestor; the ancestor may be real or mythical

A unilineal descent group or category whose numbers trace patrilineal descent (patriclan) or matrilineal descent (matriclan) from an apicle ancestor/ancestress , but do not know the genealogical links [..]

A clan is a group of gamers who play as a group in multiplayer online games. The clan can be official and enabled through a function in a game's mechanics, or it may be an unofficial clan by mutu [..]

A group of vampires who share common characteristics passed on by the Blood. There are 13 known clans, all of which were reputedly founded by members of the Third Generation. Coterie

A group of vampires who share certain mystical and physical characteristics. Not unlike a family

A group of vampires all descended from the same antediluvian, who generally share similar characteristics and powers. For more information, please see the Clan Page. Diablerie:

a group of weres, it can used by or reference any type: wolf, leopard, rat, lion, etc

a group of associated individuals. Communion