Subchief

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lesser or secondary chief.

    "Chatto (1860–1934) was a Chiricahua Apache subchief who later became an Apache Scout."

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"Chatto (1860–1934) was a Chiricahua Apache subchief who later became an Apache Scout."

Etymology

From sub- + chief. Piecewise doublet of subchef and subhead.

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