Leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
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Examples for "chieftain"
Examples for "chieftain"
1The scion of some important chieftain's family, Rillish had come to suppose.
2Wa-on-mon is a great chieftain; the heart of the missionary is grieved.
3After the chieftain had been won the minor leaders in time followed.
4A chieftain proudly climbed the wagon; a bond-servant humbly handed Margaret down.
5Next to the chieftain rode Scarbreast, the grim war-lord of the Navajos.
1His father is an old khan, a tribal chief from the east.
2The Bedouin glanced at Abu Sufyan, but the tribal chief had no response.
3Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
4Father, mother, tribal chief, or clan elder may make the decision.
5He was the son of a tribal chief and qualified as a lawyer.
1Calm always comes before a storm, Sunni tribal leader Sheikh Yaseen al-Badrani said.
2Gunmen loyal to tribal leader Sadeq al-Ahmar were also involved in the fighting.
3A top tribal leader has also added his voice to the opposition's demands.
4When the warriors released him, Vor calmly faced the tribal leader.
5A tribal leader told Reuters that Taeiman was an AQAP militant.
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