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Definition of Tribal chief
1. Noun. The head of a tribe or clan.
Generic synonyms: Leader
Specialized synonyms: Indian Chief, Indian Chieftain, Pendragon
Specialized synonyms: Glendower, Owen Glendower, Hrolf, Rolf, Rollo
Derivative terms: Chieftainship
Definition of Tribal chief
1. Noun. The chief of a tribe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tribal Chief
Literary usage of Tribal chief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"II Followed by his kindred, the great tribal chief set out; The great tribal
chief of the family approaches, he approaches the stronghold of ..."
2. Studies and Appreciations by William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp (1912)
"II Followed by his kindred, the great tribal chief set out; The great tribal
chief of the family approaches, he approaches the stronghold of ..."
3. Societies of the Plains Indians by Clark Wissler (1916)
"... he was superseded by the tribal chief who held his office simply through the
superior power of his band or following, or, his own personal magnetism and ..."
4. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"Followed by his kindred, the great tribal chief set out; The great tribal chief
of the family approaches, he approaches the stronghold of ..."
5. Ancient Society: Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery by Lewis Henry Morgan (1907)
"These three elements in the organization of the tribe; namely, the council, the
tribal chief, and the tribal assembly, were the types upon which were ..."
6. The Fortnightly Review (1875)
"... and partly from the growth of the dominion of the tribal chief. "The English
conception," he states, "of absolute property in land is really descended ..."
7. The Coppers of the Northwest Coast Indians: Their Origin, Development, and by Carol F. Jopling (1989)
"Loyalty to the tribal chief is the main tie binding a tribe together. His followers
elevate him to his position, support his housebuilding, ..."
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