clan Definition

clan
noun

1. In Scotland or among people of Scots origin: a group of families, generally with the same surname, and (especially formerly) led by a chief.
2. humorous
One's family or relations.
3. A group of people who have similar interests, concerns, etc.

Thesaurus: group, tribe, family, house, band, brotherhood, faction, fraternity, sect, clique.
4. A division of a tribe.

Etymology: 14c: from Scottish Gaelic clann family, from Latin planta sprout.