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chieftainry

chieftainry noun: the role or status of chieftain.

Noun

chieftainry (plural chieftainries)

  1. The role or status of chieftain.

Forms of chieftainry

pluralchieftainries

Origin of chieftainry

From chieftain + -ry. Piecewise doublet of captainry.

Questions about chieftainry

What does chieftainry mean?
Chieftainry means the role or status of chieftain.
What part of speech is chieftainry?
Chieftainry is a noun.
What is the plural of chieftainry?
The plural of chieftainry is chieftainries.

Words near chieftainry in the dictionary

  1. chieftaindoms
  2. chieftainess
  3. chieftainesses
  4. chieftainly
  5. chieftainries
  6. chieftainry
  7. chieftains
  8. chieftainship
  9. chieftainships
  10. chieftess
  11. chieftesses

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