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chieftain

[ cheef-tuhn, -tin ]

noun

  1. the chief of a clan or a tribe.
  2. a leader of a group, band, etc.:

    the robbers' chieftain.

  3. Chieftain, Military. Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120 mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 metric tons).


chieftain

/ ˈtʃiːftən; -tɪn /

noun

  1. the head or leader of a tribe or clan
  2. the chief of a group of people
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱ڳٲԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󾱱t· 󾱱t·󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chieftain1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English cheftayne, variant of chevetaine, from Old French, from Late Latin 辱Աܲ “c󾱱”; captain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chieftain1

C14: from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin 辱Աܲ commander; see captain
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Porter’s national prominence grew when, during congressional hearings, she grilled Trump administration officials and corporate chieftains using her whiteboard to make esoteric policy understandable.

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During the reign of King James I, nearly all agricultural land in Ulster was confiscated from native Irish chieftains and delivered to new owners, required to be English-speaking Protestants loyal to the crown.

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The Israeli military did not specify whether the Hezbollah chieftain, who last week had harshly denounced the recent Israeli attacks and vowed revenge, was a target.

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“But I sold their chieftain’s son a wedding ring,” he said.

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Later in the war, Billy was with Washington when he met with six Delaware Indian chieftains, trying to win their alliance against the British.

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