Armigerous clan (from armiger) is an informal term used to describe a Scottish clan, family, or name group that once had a chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon as bearing undifferenced arms, but that no longer has a chief currently recognised as such. Before 1745, all chiefs had arms; however, not all of these are recorded in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, which was established in 1672.
Armigerous clan (from armiger) is an informal term used to describe a Scottish clan, family, or name group that once had a chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon as bearing undifferenced arms, but that no longer has a chief currently recognised as such. Before 1745, all chiefs had arms; however, not all of these are recorded in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, which was established in 1672.
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