Originally posted by JoniGShutup.
A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. As kinship based bonds can be merely symbolical in nature some clans share a "stipulated" common ancestor, which is a symbo ...[text shortened]... a particularly close and mutually supportive way approximating the solidarity among kinsmen.