Definition of Chiefship

1. Noun. The role or position of a chief. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chiefship

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiefship

chiefdoms
chiefe
chiefer
chiefery
chiefes
chiefess
chiefesses
chiefest
chiefless
chiefly
chiefrie
chiefries
chiefry
chiefs
chiefs of state
chiefship (current term)
chiefships
chieftain
chieftaincies
chieftaincy
chieftainess
chieftainesses
chieftains
chieftainship
chieftainships
chieftess
chieftesses
chiel
chield
chields

Literary usage of Chiefship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Indian Protectorate: An Introduction to the Study of the Relations by Sir Charles Lewis Tupper (1893)
"It is later in type than the tribal chiefship of the Punjab frontier; it is earlier in type than the territorial chiefship of Gonda and the Punjab Hills. ..."

2. Travels Into Bokhara: Containing the Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus from by Alexander Burnes (1839)
"THE chiefship OF CABOOL. THE capital of Cabool now forms the residence of an independent ... The limits of the chiefship extend north to Hindoo Koosh and ..."

3. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and ...by India Foreign and Political Dept by India Foreign and Political Dept (1893)
"... W. Halwa Agency— Account of the chiefship of Gopal Kao's succession to the ... the chiefship of Madho Singh's engagement fo relinquish his predatory ..."

4. On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and by J. S. Campion (1878)
"... turns his Toes up—A sad Scene—A Privilege of chiefship—Indian Impulses—" Hold, enough ! "—The End. ACCOMPANIED by a sufficient cavalry escort to ensure ..."

5. The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries edited by Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson (1901)
"The male representation of the historic house of Both well, a subject which involves the question of the chiefship of the Clan Murray, has engaged the ..."

6. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and ...by India Foreign and Political Dept by India Foreign and Political Dept (1893)
"Restoration of the rights of — Bijai Singh's succession to the chiefship of ... Dharampur ruler's claim to the chiefship of , rejected Escheat of the ..."

7. Asiatic Studies, Religious and Social by Alfred Comyn Lyall (1884)
"... and the descendant of the State's founder- Rules of succession to chiefship and customary practice of selection ; the hereditary right subject to ..."

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