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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chief, headman, tribal chief |
| Type of | leader |
| Has types | pendragon, indian chief, indian chieftain |
| Derivation | chieftainship |
Examples of chieftain
chieftain
They formed an alliance and elected the Matghara chieftain Maysara to lead them.
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The problem is that the old system of tribal chieftain grows into a dictatorship.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Kaw o Brydain was the name of a chieftain who ruled of Edeirnion, in North Wales.
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Andre also reveals he's his eldest son, and therefore, a chieftain-in-waiting.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A Zenata Berber chieftain, Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati, was elected to replace him.
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However, it likely refers to Morgan, a chieftain of Morgannwg in the 14th century.
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Lam-ang defied the caveat and bravely fought with the chieftain and his tribesmen.
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Datu Kabanyag was the chieftain at that period and had his capital in Libacao.
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Drake, in a dream of musical meditation, plays Bach to a sequinned chieftain.
From the economist.com
- Captain: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
- Headman: the head of a tribe or clan
- A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
- The Chieftain is a two-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand based on their 1867 opera, The Contrabandista. It consists of substantially the same first act as the 1867 work with a completely new second act. ...
- (Chieftains (Rome, Georgia)) Chieftains, also known as Major Ridge Home, is a two-story dogtrot house built in 1792 in Rome, Georgia. It was home of Cherokee Nation chief Major Ridge.
- (The chieftains) The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.
- A leader of a clan or tribe; A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain; The name of a British military tank
- 1) in Ireland, the hereditary head have a sept or noble family, esp. one of Gaelic origin. 2) in Scotland, the head of a cadet branch have a noble family or Highland clan.
- Chair aka FJ49A (1949)
