Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A state of union as in a family or clan; association under a chieftain.
  • noun Membership in a clan.
  • noun The feeling or spirit of attachment and loyalty to one's clan or fraternity.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A state of being united together as in a clan; an association under a chieftain.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The state of being united together, as if in a clan; an association under a chieftain.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

clan +‎ -ship

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