chiefdom

For thee, free pardon and reinstatement in thy principality—yet is it not to be a kingdom, only as a great chiefdom.

Candidates for the chiefdom had to show their fitness, and "a young lord's first spoil" was a necessary exploit.

It should be the largest and most magnificent of all the Indian head-dresses, as it is the insignia of chiefdom.

His love for his wife was an insane love—it far outdid his love for his chiefdom.

Sebituane's successor in the chiefdom was his daughter, Ma-mochisane.