chieftaincy

  • 1Chieftaincy — Chief tain*cy, Chieftainship Chief tain*ship, n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2chieftaincy — index supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3chieftaincy — noun /ˈtʃiːftənsi/ a) The position or period of rule of a chief. At first Matenge had hated his brother because he felt the chieftaincy should be his, and this hatred drove him to overreach himself until he was discovered in a plot to assassinate …

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  • 4chieftaincy — chieftain ► NOUN ▪ the leader of a people or clan. DERIVATIVES chieftaincy noun (pl. chieftaincies) chieftainship noun. ORIGIN Old French chevetaine, from Latin capitaneus chief …

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  • 5chieftaincy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1788 1. the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain 2. a region or a people ruled by a chief ; chiefdom …

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  • 6chieftaincy — See chieftain. * * * …

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  • 7chieftaincy — Synonyms and related words: aedileship, ally, archbishopric, archduchy, archdukedom, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, bishopric, body politic, buffer state, captive nation, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship,… …

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  • 8chieftaincy — chief·tain·cy || tʃːftɪnsɪ n. headship, leadership, rule …

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  • 9chieftaincy — chief·tain·cy …

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  • 10chieftaincy — noun the position of chieftain • Syn: ↑chieftainship • Derivationally related forms: ↑chieftain (for: ↑chieftainship) • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑ …

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