Usage of "chieftaness"

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Leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.

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Examples for "chieftain"

The scion of some important chieftain's family, Rillish had come to suppose. 
 Return of the Crimson Guard 

Wa-on-mon is a great chieftain; the heart of the missionary is grieved. 
 The Phantom of the River 

After the chieftain had been won the minor leaders in time followed. 
 The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con... 

A chieftain proudly climbed the wagon; a bond-servant humbly handed Margaret down. 
 The Yeoman Adventurer 

Next to the chieftain rode Scarbreast, the grim war-lord of the Navajos. 
 The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel 

His father is an old khan, a tribal chief from the east. 
 BBC 

The Bedouin glanced at Abu Sufyan, but the tribal chief had no response. 
 Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam 

Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief. 
 Folklore of the Santal Parganas 

Father, mother, tribal chief, or clan elder may make the decision. 
 The Disposable Male 

He was the son of a tribal chief and qualified as a lawyer. 
 BBC 

Calm always comes before a storm, Sunni tribal leader Sheikh Yaseen al-Badrani said. 
 Reuters 

Gunmen loyal to tribal leader Sadeq al-Ahmar were also involved in the fighting. 
 The Irish Times 

A top tribal leader has also added his voice to the opposition's demands. 
 BBC 

When the warriors released him, Vor calmly faced the tribal leader. 
 Sisterhood of Dune 

A tribal leader told Reuters that Taeiman was an AQAP militant. 
 Reuters 

Translations for chieftaness

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Significats de chieftaness en anglès