Armigerous clan

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.