Chiefess

//tʃiːˈfɛs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of chieftainess, a female chief. Hawaii

    "Although Lili‘u was born a high chiefess, with lineage that reached back to the high chiefs under Kamehameha the Great, at the time of her birth it would never have seemed possible that she would someday become queen."

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chieftainesschieftainess

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"Although Lili‘u was born a high chiefess, with lineage that reached back to the high chiefs under Kamehameha the Great, at the time of her birth it would never have seemed possible that she would someday become queen."

Etymology

From chief + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chefess.

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