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Meanings of
chieftain
in английском
португальский
chefe tribal
каталонский
cap
испанский
jefe
Back to the meaning
The head of a tribe or clan.
chief
headman
tribal chief
португальский
chefe tribal
португальский
cacique
каталонский
cap
испанский
jefe
Back to the meaning
The leader of a group of people.
captain
португальский
cacique
Synonyms
Examples for "
chief
"
chief
headman
tribal chief
Examples for "
chief
"
1
Water New Zealand
chief
executive Gillian Blythe said regulation was sorely needed.
2
Business would also suffer, Business New Zealand
chief
executive Kirk Hope said.
3
Superb police work,
chief
:
When you friend suggest you break the law.
4
The deputy
chief
said authorities now believe those were the only victims.
5
The fire lasted just three minutes, the fire department
chief
said today.
1
The delegation led the visitors straight to the house of the
headman
.
2
The
headman
's
nephew came running from the huts, pointing out to sea.
3
We ate our lunch in the
headman
's
room in the village office.
4
Police said the
headman
was allegedly assaulted by the accused and died.
5
The
headman
of the village immediately despatched two messengers for the police.
1
His father is an old khan, a
tribal
chief
from the east.
2
The Bedouin glanced at Abu Sufyan, but the
tribal
chief
had no response.
3
Over a group of villages is the pargana or
tribal
chief
.
4
Father, mother,
tribal
chief
,
or clan elder may make the decision.
5
He was the son of a
tribal
chief
and qualified as a lawyer.
East Frisian chieftain.
Related terms
historical profession
Usage of
chieftain
in английском
1
The scion of some important
chieftain
's
family, Rillish had come to suppose.
2
Wa-on-mon is a great
chieftain
;
the heart of the missionary is grieved.
3
After the
chieftain
had been won the minor leaders in time followed.
4
A
chieftain
proudly climbed the wagon; a bond-servant humbly handed Margaret down.
5
Next to the
chieftain
rode Scarbreast, the grim war-lord of the Navajos.
6
The son of this
chieftain
was Rameses the Second, or the Great.
7
A sarlacc will not come to visit your camp. The
chieftain
stood.
8
The supreme ruler of the Tartars was a
chieftain
called a Cham.
9
The Irish were formed in disordered masses, each under its own
chieftain
.
10
The
chieftain
inclined his head toward the Galu standing at his side.
11
The king, the
chieftain
,
the tribe offered security in return for allegiance.
12
Again did the
chieftain
smite me across the head, and darkness came.
13
More like a desert
chieftain
in one of those oil-rich Mideast countries.
14
The military mob pillaged the palace and proclaimed their
chieftain
,
Vseslaf, king.
15
The
chieftain
will be chosen at a banquet in Pettigo tomorrow night.
16
This army was under the command of a Tartar
chieftain
called Toktamonish.
Other examples for "chieftain"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
chieftain
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
young chieftain
great chieftain
old chieftain
military chieftain
say the chieftain
More collocations
Translations for
chieftain
португальский
chefe tribal
cacique
каталонский
cap
cacic
испанский
jefe
Chieftain
through the time
Chieftain
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common