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n. - A female member of a social unit smaller than a tribe and larger than the family and claiming descent from a common ancestor

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Usage examples (10)
  • 'We are seeking Lark,' Gaelen told the clanswoman.
  • Furtig looked from his clanswoman to Liliha and back again.
  • No more the Queen, she looked now like a clanswoman - tall and strong, fearless and free.
  • Troubled, the clanswoman scratched her belly through a rent in the skins that clothed her.
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