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chiefling

chiefling noun: a little or petty chief.

Noun

chiefling (plural chieflings)

  1. A little or petty chief.

chiefling meaning in Tamil

chiefling in Tamil

குட்டித் தலைவர், குறுநிலத் தலைவர், குட்டித்தலைவர்

Forms of chiefling

pluralchieflings

Origin of chiefling

From chief + -ling. Piecewise doublet of chefling and headling.

Questions about chiefling

What does chiefling mean?
Chiefling means a little or petty chief.
What is chiefling in Tamil?
Chiefling in Tamil is குட்டித் தலைவர், குறுநிலத் தலைவர், குட்டித்தலைவர். See Chiefling meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chiefling?
Chiefling is a noun.
What is the plural of chiefling?
The plural of chiefling is chieflings.

Words near chiefling in the dictionary

  1. chiefing
  2. chiefless
  3. chieflessness
  4. chieflier
  5. chiefliest
  6. chiefling
  7. chieflings
  8. chiefly
  9. chiefness
  10. chiefrie
  11. chiefries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chiefling (page history and authors); chiefling (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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