chieftain
IPA: tʃˈiftʌn
noun
- A leader of a clan or tribe.
- (by extension) A leader of a group.
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Examples of "chieftain" in Sentences
- He was the chieftain of the tribe.
- The flogged their chieftain to death.
- When she arrived, the chieftain was raving.
- She is the elder of the Chisha village and its chieftain.
- He was a Chieftain of the Folk of Haleth in the First Age.
- He was the titular chieftain or king of the island of Maui.
- The 1960s saw the emergence of The Dubliners and The Chieftains.
- Abaoji was elected to be the chieftain of the Yila Tribe in 901.
- He reigned as the titular chieftain or King of the island of Molokai.
- In Samoa the heads of the two paramount chieftain carry the title Highness.
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