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CHIEFTAINSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chieftainship mean?
• CHIEFTAINSHIP (noun)
The noun CHIEFTAINSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the position of chieftain
Familiarity information: CHIEFTAINSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of chieftain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
chieftaincy; chieftainship
Hypernyms ("chieftainship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
chieftain (the leader of a group of people)
chieftain (the head of a tribe or clan)
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