¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chieftaincies
1. chieftaincy [n] - See also: chieftaincy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chieftaincies
Literary usage of Chieftaincies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"By the end of the more a congress of petty chieftaincies. eighteenth century the
Mahratta confederacy had Afghanistan, who gradually took possession of the ..."
2. The Story of the Congo Free State: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects by Henry Wellington Wack (1905)
"NATIVE chieftaincies The institution of native chieftaincies, due to the decree
of 6th October, 1891, realises an idea too just and too politic for it not ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1882)
"The two priests of war in turn create both the martial and political head
chieftaincies, referring the latter to the four priests of the temple for ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"Besides, it comprises an indefinite number of chieftaincies, each of which ...
Civil chieftaincies. Let us instance particularly in Red Lake band living in ..."
5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"Besides, it comprises an indefinite number of chieftaincies, each of which ...
Civil chieftaincies. Let us instance particularly in Red Lake band living in ..."
Other Resources:
