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or heads of clans, families, or names bear undifferenced arms. A clan is considered a "noble incorporation" because a clan chief is a title of honour in Scotland and the chief confers his or her noble status onto the clan. Because armigerous clans do not have such chiefs, they are not recognised as
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Before 1745 all chiefs had arms; however, not all of these are recorded in the
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Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
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Index

armiger
Scottish clan
Court of the Lord Lyon
undifferenced arms
Lyon Court
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Scottish heraldry
chiefs
Scots law
Clans of Scotland portal
Lord Lyon
Scottish heraldry
List of Scottish clans
Clan Baillie
ISBN
0-393-03463-1
"Official Scottish Clans and Families"
Archived
"The search for clan chiefs"
the original
"What is a clan?"
the original
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Scottish clans
List of Scottish clans
Agnew
Anstruther
Arbuthnott

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