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Chieftainship

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chieftaincynounThe position or period of rule of a chief.

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chieftaincynounThe position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainrynounThe role or status of chieftain.
chieftaindomnounSynonym of chiefdom (all senses)
chieferynounThe status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
chieftainessnounA female chieftain.
chieftessnounSynonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain or the wife of a chief.
chiefhoodnounThe state of being a chief.
headlingnounHeadlong; precipitately.
captainrynoun(obsolete or historical) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
underchieftainnounA subordinate chieftain.
clanshipnounAn association under a chieftain.
chiefshipnounThe role or position of a chief.
headshipnounThe position of a head or chief.
subchieftainnounA lesser or secondary chieftain.
chiefenounObsolete form of chief. [The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.]
chiefdomnoun(countable) An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefrynounA chief's territory.
rangatiratanganoun(New Zealand, Maori) chieftainship; sovereignty
tribal chiefnounThe chief of a tribe.
captainshipnouncaptaincy

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