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Chieftainship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being a chieftain uncountable

    "1852 Commission to Inquire into the Past and Present State of the Kafirs Shortly after the death of his father, Chaka obtained the chieftainship of the Zulu nation, through the influence of his patron."

  2. 2
    the position of chieftain wordnet
  3. 3
    The area ruled by a chieftain countable

    "They exist in chieftainships, each head of which has his own local jurisdiction, civil and criminal."

Etymology

From chieftain + -ship. Piecewise doublet of captainship.

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