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  • noun Plural form of clansman.

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Examples

  • In addition to Nicholas’s precautions, Philip and his clansmen were a constant presence, hovering around the edges of Gillian and her sisters.

    My Devilish Scotsman Jen Holling 2005

  • Is this really the same language that was used by clansmen gathered to hear tell of the heroic exploits of Beowulf and his fellow warriors?

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Is this really the same language that was used by clansmen gathered to hear tell of the heroic exploits of Beowulf and his fellow warriors?

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Beginning in 793 AD and continuing for decades thereafter, Viking raids brought North Germanic clansmen to the coasts of Britain.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Beginning in 793 AD and continuing for decades thereafter, Viking raids brought North Germanic clansmen to the coasts of Britain.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Somalis in Minneapolis who go home to join their clansmen in a multi-player civil war should not rightly be classified as would-be terrorists because their clan is somehow related to al-Shabaab, which may or may not have the potential to contribute to an al-Qaidi attack on American 'interests' somewhere in East Africa.

    Michael Brenner: A Phony War Michael Brenner 2010

  • Somalis in Minneapolis who go home to join their clansmen in a multi-player civil war should not rightly be classified as would-be terrorists because their clan is somehow related to al-Shabaab, which may or may not have the potential to contribute to an al-Qaidi attack on American 'interests' somewhere in East Africa.

    Michael Brenner: A Phony War Michael Brenner 2010

  • Somalis in Minneapolis who go home to join their clansmen in a multi-player civil war should not rightly be classified as would-be terrorists because their clan is somehow related to al-Shabaab, which may or may not have the potential to contribute to an al-Qaidi attack on American 'interests' somewhere in East Africa.

    Michael Brenner: A Phony War Michael Brenner 2010

  • He did, however, proudly consider himself Jewish by heritage, and he felt a strong kinship with what he called his fellow tribesmen or clansmen.

    How Einstein Divided America's Jews 2009

  • In 2007, she created "The Rape of the Sabine Women," an 83-minute allegorical film in five acts loosely based on the myth of the founding of Rome, in which Roman warriors abduct women from the neighboring Sabine tribe to become their wives; and, when their clansmen come to their rescue, the women must step into battle between their Roman husbands and Sabine relatives to secure the future of Western civilization.

    Taking Senses to the Extreme Lance Esplund 2010

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