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Definition of Chieftaincy
1. Noun. The position of chieftain.
Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
Derivative terms: Chieftain, Chieftain
Definition of Chieftaincy
1. n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
Definition of Chieftaincy
1. Noun. The position or period of rule of a chief. ¹
2. Noun. The area or population ruled by a chief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chieftaincy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chieftaincy
Literary usage of Chieftaincy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age by William Ewart Gladstone (1858)
"... a Greek chieftaincy rather affected the relation between the head of the tribe
and, not the whole, but only a privileged part, of the community. ..."
2. Life of Joseph Brant: (Thayendanegea) Including the Border Wars of the by William Leete Stone (1865)
"... CHAPTER VIL History of Brant resumed—Advanced to the chieftaincy of the
Confederacy—Mode of appointing chiefs and sachems—Embarks for England—Arrives in ..."
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