As this question lingered in the young man's mind, Valyr recalled what he knew about noble clans and families, as well as the system that was in play regarding their hierarchy.
Similar to the nobility title system he was incredibly familiar with, the young man knew that clans and families could separated into three tiers as well, which were noble, royal, and imperial, respectively.
Just like the nobility title system, noble clans and families were of lesser importance compared to royal clans and families. On the other hand, imperial clans and families reigned at the peak of the hierarchy, obtaining their rank due to their clan having a great amount of power amongst their members or their founder achieving a great amount of merit.