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Chieftaincy

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chieftainshipnoun(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain

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chieftainshipnoun(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
chiefdomnoun(countable) An area or region governed by a chief.
headshipnounThe position of a head or chief.
leadershipnounThe capacity of someone to lead others.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
headquartersnounThe center of an organization's operations or administration.
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
chiefsThe (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, Waikato.
chieftainrynounThe role or status of chieftain.
chieftaindomnounSynonym of chiefdom (all senses)
chieferynounThe status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chieftainnounA leader of a clan or tribe.
chiefshipnounThe role or position of a chief.
chieftainessnounA female chieftain.
chiefhoodnounThe state of being a chief.
captainrynoun(obsolete or historical) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
chieftessnounSynonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain or the wife of a chief.
chiefrynounA chief's territory.
headlingnounHeadlong; precipitately.
underchieftainnounA subordinate chieftain.

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