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chiefdom

chiefdom noun: the role or status of chief.

Noun

chiefdom (countable and uncountable, plural chiefdoms)

  1. The role or status of chief.
    • the privileges of chiefdom
  2. (countable) An area or region governed by a chief.
  3. (countable) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.

chiefdom meaning in Tamil

chiefdom in Tamil

தலைமை, குறுநிலத் தலைநகரம்

Synonyms of chiefdom

Forms of chiefdom

pluralchiefdoms

Origin of chiefdom

From chief + -dom. Piecewise doublet of chefdom.

Questions about chiefdom

What does chiefdom mean?
Chiefdom means the role or status of chief.
What is chiefdom in Tamil?
Chiefdom in Tamil is தலைமை, குறுநிலத் தலைநகரம். See Chiefdom meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chiefdom?
Chiefdom is a noun.
What is the plural of chiefdom?
The plural of chiefdom is chiefdoms.

Words near chiefdom in the dictionary

  1. chief technology officers
  2. chief warrant officer
  3. chief-justice
  4. chief-justices
  5. chiefage
  6. chiefdom
  7. chiefdoms
  8. chiefe
  9. chiefed
  10. chiefer
  11. chieferies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chiefdom (page history and authors); chiefdom (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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