chieftaincies

chief·tain (ch

The leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe.

[Middle English cheftain, from Old French chevetain, from Late Latin capitneus, from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

chieftain·cy n.

chieftain·ship n.

chieftain [ˈtʃiːftən -tɪn]

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the head or leader of a tribe or clan

2. the chief of a group of people

[from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitāneus commander; see captain]

chieftaincy , chieftainship n

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Noun	1.	chieftain - the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" captain leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
	2.	chieftain - the head of a tribe or clan tribal chief, headman, chief leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others Indian chief, Indian chieftain - the leader of a group of Native Americans pendragon - the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons

Translations

chieftain [ˈtʃiːftən] N → jefe/a m/f, cacique m (LAm)

chieftain [ˈtʃiːftən] n → chef m

chieftain

n (of tribe) → Häuptling m; (of clan) → Oberhaupt nt, → Älteste(r) m; (of robber band) → Hauptmann m; the village chieftain → der Dorfälteste

chieftain [ˈtʃiːftən] n → capo tribù

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ameer amir Arpád Bretwalda captain Caratacus Cassivelaunus Cheventein chief Clanship Comitatus Emeer emir Geronimo Glendower headman Hiawatha Indian chief Indian chieftain	What difference does it make when it is said at an international court that Abyei Area belongs to the Nine Ngok Dinka Chieftaincies when it was already known at the traditional local courts that the Area belonged to them, given the history of their ancestors and how they became the best brothers and sisters to the nomadic Misseriya Arab tribe in that bridging territory between the North and South of the Sudan? Foreign arbitration over Abyei was needless by Sudan Tribune (Sudan) In the end they are usually the ones who are best positioned to write the biography of the nation's leader, and so the praise-singer at the Chief's court goes on ad infinitum, forward to the century of chieftaincies and feudal lords, in this age of technology and critical thinking. Fictions of autobiographical representations: Joshua Nkomo's The ... by Vambe, Maurice Taonezvi / Journal of Literary Studies Commenting on this new power development, Cobbing noted that without king "there would have been an inchoate collection of feuding chieftaincies. Who ruled by the spear? Rethinking the form of governance in the ... by Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. / African Studies Quarterly	chief executive chief executive officer chief financial officer Chief hare Chief Joseph chief justice Chief Justice of the United States chief master sergeant chief of mission chief of naval operations chief of staff chief of state chief operating officer chief petty officer Chief Rabbi Chief Secretary chief technician chief warrant officer Chief-justiceship Chiefage Chiefest Chiefless chiefly Chiefrie chieftain chieftaincies Chieftaincy chieftainship chiel Chiengmai Chierte Chievance Chieve Chiff-chaff chiffchaff chiffon chiffon cake chiffonade chiffonier chifforobe Chifley chigetai chigger chigger flower chiggerflower chignon chigoe chigoe flea Chigwell Chih fu Chih hsien	Chiefdoms Chiefdoms Chiefe Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Chiefest Chiefless chiefly chiefly Chiefrie Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs chiefs of naval operations Chiefs of Ontario Chiefs of Service chiefs of staff chiefs of staff chiefs of staff Chiefs of Staff Committee chiefs of state chiefship chiefship chiefship chiefship chiefship chieftain chieftain chieftain chieftaincies chieftaincy chieftaincy chieftaincy Chieftains Chieftains Chieftains chieftainship chieftainship chieftainship chieftainships chieftainships chieftainships Chieftan Chiehfangchun Pao Chiehfangchün Pao chiel Chiem Chiem, Lake Chiemgau Impact Research Team Chiemsee Chien Chien Chiang Chien de Saint-Hubert Chien de Saint-Hubert Chien de Saint-Hubert Chien Loup Tchécoslovaque Chien Lung Chien Niu Chien Po-Tsan Chien Shan

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ameer
amir
Arpád
Bretwalda
captain
Caratacus
Cassivelaunus
Cheventein
chief
Clanship
Comitatus
Emeer
emir
Geronimo
Glendower
headman
Hiawatha
Indian chief
Indian chieftain

What difference does it make when it is said at an international court that Abyei Area belongs to the Nine Ngok Dinka Chieftaincies when it was already known at the traditional local courts that the Area belonged to them, given the history of their ancestors and how they became the best brothers and sisters to the nomadic Misseriya Arab tribe in that bridging territory between the North and South of the Sudan?

Foreign arbitration over Abyei was needless by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

In the end they are usually the ones who are best positioned to write the biography of the nation's leader, and so the praise-singer at the Chief's court goes on ad infinitum, forward to the century of chieftaincies and feudal lords, in this age of technology and critical thinking.

Fictions of autobiographical representations: Joshua Nkomo's The ... by Vambe, Maurice Taonezvi / Journal of Literary Studies

Commenting on this new power development, Cobbing noted that without king "there would have been an inchoate collection of feuding chieftaincies.

Who ruled by the spear? Rethinking the form of governance in the ... by Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. / African Studies Quarterly

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