Overchief
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A higher-ranking chief; a leader of several chiefs.
"All classes are mentioned, village headmen, overchiefs, tenants and countryheadmen. These last ones are something between a village headman and an overchief."
Example
More examples"All classes are mentioned, village headmen, overchiefs, tenants and countryheadmen. These last ones are something between a village headman and an overchief."
Etymology
From over- + chief. Piecewise doublet of overhead.
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