TRIBAL CHIEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tribal chief mean? 

• TRIBAL CHIEF (noun)
  The noun TRIBAL CHIEF has 1 sense:

1. the head of a tribe or clan

  Familiarity information: TRIBAL CHIEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIBAL CHIEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The head of a tribe or clan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

chief; chieftain; headman; tribal chief

Hypernyms ("tribal chief" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tribal chief"):

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)

pendragon (the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons)

Instance hyponyms:

Glendower; Owen Glendower (Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416))

Hrolf; Rolf; Rollo (Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931))