Armigerous clan
An Armigerous Clan is a Scottish clan , family, or name that is registered in the Court of the Lord Lyon but is not or has not been led by a chief. An Armigerous clan has a family coat of arms , is or was not led by a chief who is / was recognized as such by Lord Lyon. Before 1745, each chief had his own coat of arms, but not each is on the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland (established in 1672).
In Scottish heraldry , family coats of arms were only used by chiefs, heads of families, families or namesake. In Scotland, a clan is considered " noble society " and "clan chief" is an honorary title . With this title the chief transferred the noble status to his clan. Since Armigerous Clans do not have or did not have such a chief, they are not recognized as "noble society" and have no legally recognized status in Scottish law .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Friar, Ferguson, John: Basic Heraldry . WW Norton & Company, 1993, ISBN 0-393-03463-1 , p. 102.
- ^ The search for clan chiefs . In: The Court of the Lord Lyon . Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ What is a clan? . In: The Court of the Lord Lyon . Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
