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chieftain
[ cheef-tuhn, -tin ]
noun
- the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- a leader of a group, band, etc.:
the robbers' chieftain.
- Chieftain, Military. Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120 mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 metric tons).
chieftain
/ ˈtʃiːftən; -tɪn /
noun
- the head or leader of a tribe or clan
- the chief of a group of people
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Derived Forms
- ˈchieftaincy, noun
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Other Words From
- chieftain·cy chieftain·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chieftain1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chieftain1
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Example Sentences
This was not quite how things appeared to the Caledonian chieftain Calgacus before he fought the invading Roman army in AD 83.
With a groan and a curse the guerrilla chieftain yielded himself a prisoner.
To the Federal soldiers in pursuit she swore the guerrilla chieftain had passed by without stopping.
The South Wind gently opened the door, and a young chieftain, with a face like the sun, entered.
The young chieftain passed in and sat down by the strange fire that had no heat.
He raged about the lodge and ordered the young chieftain with sunshine in his face and warmth in his breath to depart.
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