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A clan is a social grouping based on kinship.
Some traditional societies are organized by
clans, which are either matrilineal or
patrilineal, and whose members must marry
into another clan in order to avoid
in-breeding. Familiar examples are the
Highland clans of Scotland.
Subject by: Simone Bennett