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crest and motto) An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan without a chief with matriculated arms. The term "armigerous clan" is something of a misnomer. Under Scots law only individuals may be armigerous, matriculated by Lord Lyon, King of Arms. In common usage, an armigerous clan is a clan or family which has, at some point, had a chief with matriculated arms but due to a number of reasons, no longer has a chief. The main reasons why a clan may have no chief are: Following the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the dismantling of the clan system, many of the chiefly lines of clans and families were lost. Due to gaps in the genealogical evidence, it has thus far been unable to prove a direct descent to current claimants. Over time, some smaller clans were absorbed and became a Sept of the larger clan. While the smaller clan retains a clan crest, it owes allegiance to the chief of the larger clan. Some of these smaller clans now wish to be identified separately from the larger clan, however, proving a genealogical link to the chiefs before absorption is very difficult. As Scots law and English and Welsh law differ over inheritance, some individuals are barred from being matriculated as chief. As punishment for acts against the monarch, it was possible for chiefs to be stripped of land and titles. Though often restored to later generations of the family, this was not always the case. There are currently over 200 armigerous clans and families of Scotland.
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