archchief
/ɑɹt͡ʃ.t͡ʃiːf/
archchief noun: a supreme, primary leader of any organization.
Noun
archchief (plural archchiefs)
- A supreme, primary leader of any organization.
- The inhabitants bore the generic name of Kinel-Owen, and had at this period branched off into various families, who were all tributary to one archchief, who was sometimes of the family of MacLoughlin, sometimes of that of O’Neill, and, in one or two instances, of that of O'Flaherty, now Laverty...1848, United States National Transportation Safety Board, The Gentleman's Magazine 1848-10: Volume 30, Open Court Publishing Company, page 52
- In the fourth century the southern half of this territory of Teffia was granted by the Monarch Niall of the Nine Hostages, to his son Maine, from whom it is sometimes, but not frequently, called Tir-Maine of Meath, and among whose descendants it was afterwards subdivided into petty territories, the...1856, Michael O'Clery, Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, Hodges, Smith and Company, page 156
Forms of archchief
| plural | archchiefs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | arch-chief |
Origin of archchief
From arch- + chief.
Questions about archchief
- What does archchief mean?
- Archchief means a supreme, primary leader of any organization.
- What part of speech is archchief?
- Archchief is a noun.
- How do you pronounce archchief?
- Archchief is pronounced /ɑɹt͡ʃ.t͡ʃiːf/.
- What is the plural of archchief?
- The plural of archchief is archchiefs.
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