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Definition of Chieftainship
1. Noun. The position of chieftain.
Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
Derivative terms: Chieftain, Chieftain
Definition of Chieftainship
1. Noun. The state of being a chieftain ¹
2. Noun. The area ruled by a chieftain ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chieftainship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chieftainship
Literary usage of Chieftainship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribal System in Wales: Being Part of an Inquiry Into the Structure and by Frederic Seebohm (1904)
"But, side by side with this strictly tribal view of the gradations of chieftainship,
the Welsh Codes show that there had grown ..."
2. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"... and it is easy to conceive how, under such conditions, ambitious thoughts of
the chieftainship or nobility could not well enter there. ..."
3. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including by Isabella Lucy Bird (1881)
"... Annual Saturnalia—The Future State—Marriage and Divorce—Musical
Instruments—Etiquette—The chieftainship—Death and Burial—Old Age—Moral Qualities. ..."
4. The Natives of British Central Africa by Alice Werner (1906)
"Kinship counted through women. The paramount chief: his powers. Succession to
the chieftainship. Administration of justice. Crime and punishment. Slavery. ..."
5. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"Death of the Child.—Mourning.— Loss of Life from the Ordeal.—Wide-spread
Superstitions.—The chieftainship.— Charms.—Receive Copies of the "Times. ..."
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