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clansman|ˈklænzmən|
[f. clan's, genitive of clan n. + man; cf. beadsman, salesman, etc.]
A man belonging to a clan, a member of a clan.
1810Scott Lady of L. ii. xviii, A hundred clansmen raise Their voices. 1816Byron Ch. Har. iii. xxvi, And Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears! 1844H. H. Wilson Brit. India II. 437 The sovereign and his Thakurs—his clansmen and barons. 1848Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 547 Argyle would shortly appear in arms among his clansmen.
Hence ˈclansmanship.
1871Daily News 26 Aug., Her Royal Highness seemed in the humour for thoroughly enjoying a ball the essence of which was clansmanship. |