Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
Reference the Standing Council of Chiefs: "Who Is A Member Of A Clan?
Every person who has the same surname as the chief is deemed to be a member of the clan. Equally a person who offers allegiance to the chief is recognised as a member of the clan unless the chief decides that he will not accept that person’s allegiance."
Hmm... So, bizarre example here, but for the sake of argument, if I were to change my legal last name to "MacDonald" in a court of law (in my corner of the world), does that make me a member of the clan?

Followup question: Has anyone even heard of someone offering allegiance to a clan chief in the past half-century? Like the concept of manrent, this seems like a concept of eras and centuries gone by.

I'm rather enjoying this thread -- I'm learning a lot! :-)