Chieftains

noun

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Noun

1
plural of chieftain form-of, plural

Synonyms

chief chief headman anointed king big gun big shot

Example

"Then spake my sire, revolving in his mind / the ancient legends of the Trojan kind, / "Chieftains, give ear, and learn your hopes and mine.""

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