Anarmigerous clan (fromarmiger) is aScottish clan, family or name which is registered with theCourt of the Lord Lyon and once had a chief who boreundifferenced arms, but does not have a chief currently recognised as such byLyon Court.
Before 1745 all chiefs had arms; however, not all of these are recorded in thePublic Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, which was established in 1672.
InScottish heraldry, onlychiefs or heads of clans, families, or names bear undifferenced arms. A clan is considered a "noble incorporation" because a clan chief is a title of honour in Scotland and the chief confers his or her noble status onto the clan. Because armigerous clans do not have such chiefs, they are not recognised as noble communities and have no legal standing underScots law.[1][2][3][4]
