Lembaga (clan chief)

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Lembaga is a traditional clan chief in the matrilineal Adat Perpatih customary system of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, responsible for leading and representing a clan in social, legal, and ceremonial matters.

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Lembaga (clan chief) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adat leader ⓘ
clan chief ⓘ
customary law office ⓘ
traditional leadership title ⓘ
associatedWith Adat Perpatih customary law ⓘ
linked to: Adat Perpatih

matrilineal kinship ⓘ
authoritySource adat norms and community recognition ⓘ
ceremonialRole participates in installation of higher adat chiefs ⓘ
represents clan in adat ceremonies ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
culture Minangkabau-derived Malay culture ⓘ
ethnoHistoricalOrigin Minangkabau migration and settlement in Negeri Sembilan ⓘ
genderSystemContext matrilineal descent with male leadership roles ⓘ
governs clan property matters under adat ⓘ
inheritance customs within the clan ⓘ
marriage-related adat within the clan ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver clan ⓘ
languageContext Malay ⓘ
legalSystem customary law (adat) ⓘ
locatedIn Negeri Sembilan traditional villages ⓘ
operatesWithin matrilineal clan structure ⓘ
partOf Adat Perpatih system ⓘ
linked to: Adat Perpatih
recognizedBy Adat Perpatih community elders ⓘ
Negeri Sembilan customary institutions ⓘ
region Negeri Sembilan ⓘ
represents clan in adat councils ⓘ
clan in dealings with other clans ⓘ
clan in dealings with traditional rulers ⓘ
responsibleFor ceremonial matters of the clan ⓘ
leading the clan ⓘ
legal matters of the clan under adat ⓘ
representing the clan ⓘ
social matters of the clan ⓘ
roleInDisputes mediates intra-clan disputes ⓘ
participates in inter-clan dispute resolution ⓘ
socialRole guardian of clan customs ⓘ
protector of clan welfare ⓘ
subordinateTo higher adat chiefs in Negeri Sembilan hierarchy ⓘ
successionPrinciple matrilineal principles of Adat Perpatih ⓘ
timePeriod pre-colonial era to present ⓘ
titleUsedBy Adat Perpatih communities ⓘ

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Adat Perpatih → recognizesInstitution → Lembaga (clan chief) ⓘ