Chieftain Definition

chēftən
chieftains
noun
chieftains
A chief or leader, esp. of a clan or tribe.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
chieftain
Plural:
chieftains

Origin of Chieftain

  • From Middle English cheftayne, a variant of Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cheftain from Old French chevetain from Late Latin capitāneus from Latin caput head kaput- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chieftain Sentence Examples

  • The office of chieftain is sometimes held by women.

  • In 1667 the robber chieftain, Stenka Razin, made an unsuccessful attempt to capture the city.

  • The tree under which that chieftain sat when giving judgment has been preserved.

  • In 1839, when the British army advanced through the Bolan Pass towards Afghanistan, the conduct of Mehrab Khan, the ruler of Baluchistan, was considered so treacherous and dangerous as to require " the exaction of retribution from that chieftain," and " the execution of such arrangements as would establish future security in that quarter."

  • The building in which this fire was kept was the Prytaneum, and the chieftain (the king or prytanis)probably made it his residence.

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