clanswoman

[ klanz-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural clans·wom·en.

1. a woman who belongs to a clan.

clanswoman

/ ˈklænzˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman belonging to a clan

Word History and Origins

Origin of clanswoman¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; clan + 's ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

However, it is clear that, if his daughter becomes a clanswoman, then he can no longer maintain this aloofness towards the clan.

From Project Gutenberg

He was deemed to have offended the honour of the powerful Mastosi clan by allegedly having an affair with a clanswoman.

From BBC

Be it known that she is henceforth Dana, a clanswoman of Alanna.

From Project Gutenberg

Unlike his clanswoman, who was buried “like a Roman woman of the old blood,” he was buried in gorgious fashion—in the graveyard of Manston Church, near Leeds.

From Project Gutenberg

There is not a Laird of Crawford that was not nursed on some clanswoman's breast.

From Project Gutenberg