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Note 1] Although the chief of clan and Chief of the Name and Arms may concur in the same person they are not the same term. [16] See Chiefs of Clan Fraser for an example of chief of clan and Chief of the Name and Arms not being held by the same person. A crest badge of a clan chief of a fictional Scottish clan.
Chief: The clan, although not ruled by a chief, has a senior male in the way of Malcolm MacIntyre Kinnear; armigerous clan: Kinninmont: Crest: An oak tree vert. [167]
The term is usually distinct from chiefs at lower levels, such as village chief (geographically defined) or clan chief (an essentially genealogical notion). The descriptive "tribal" requires an ethno-cultural identity (racial, linguistic, religious etc.) as well as some political (representative, legislative, executive and/or judicial) expression.
On 1 May 1984, by decree of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the 21st Lady Saltoun was made "Chief of the name and arms of the whole Clan Fraser". The Lord Lyon did not grant the Chiefship of the Clan Fraser, simply a description of "Chief of the name and arms." The Lord Lyon does not have power over the Chiefship of a Highland Clan. [1]
[2] [3] Since its founding, the council has convened regularly to discuss matters of importance to the clan system. As of August 2023, Sir Malcolm MacGregor, chief of Clan Gregor, is currently serving as the acting convenor of the council. Sir Malcolm assumed the convenor role following Donald MacLaren, chief of Clan MacLaren in July 2023. [4]
He is also recognized Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLeod, in Scotland and the United Kingdom, by the Court of the Lord Lyon. On 12 February 2007, Hugh inherited Dunvegan Castle , the ancient seat of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod , and the associated ancestral clan territories, which still extend to over 42,000 acres (17,000 ha) on the Isle of ...
Some modern Irish clan organisations have elected honorary chieftains, where no Chief of the Name is known or yet to be proven. [ citation needed ] Some re-formed Irish clans are affiliated with the Finte na hÉireann or Clans of Ireland, an organisation established in 1989 to maintain a register of affiliated Irish clans.
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