Meanings of chiefdom in English

In contrast, no early chiefdom not on the verge of statehood developed writing.

Having won that status they then wish for the chiefdom of the celestials.

I thwarted your will and took the chiefdom of our people from him.

Skylan broke that oath and claimed the chiefdom for himself.

Only the Dog Lord himself had held his chiefdom longer.

Sebituane's successor in the chiefdom was his daughter, Ma-mochisane.

People in Malen chiefdom accuse Kebbie of having pressurised them into giving up their land.

I begin to think your chiefdom a sham!

Together we have close to ninety years of chiefdom between us, and that cannot be lightly said.

It should be the largest and most magnificent of all the Indian head-dresses, as it is the insignia of chiefdom.

At the time of Europeans' arrival in the 18th century, the Tongan chiefdom or state had already become an inter-archipelagal empire.

Saith that full crafty man, the father: How many palm trees grow in thy possession, and how many rivers flow through thy chiefdom?

This was because the Prudhoe community, who are descendants of the AmaGqunukwhebe chiefdom, continued to live alongside white farmers in a hybrid system.

A chiefdom's one or two levels of administration are greatly multiplied in states, as anyone who has seen an organizational chart of any government knows.

During Nelson Mandela's 1962 trial in Pretoria, before he was sent to Robben Island, Winnie turned up each day, often magnificent in traditional chiefdom dress.

But there are also two other potential advantages inherent in chiefdoms and states.