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chieftainships

chieftainships is the plural of chieftainship.

Meaning of chieftainship

Noun

chieftainship (countable and uncountable, plural chieftainships)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being a chieftain
    • Shortly after the death of his father, Chaka obtained the chieftainship of the Zulu nation, through the influence of his patron.1852 Commission to Inquire into the Past and Present State of the Kafirs
  2. (countable) The area ruled by a chieftain
    • They exist in chieftainships, each head of which has his own local jurisdiction, civil and criminal.1847, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, The Red Race of America

Questions about chieftainships

What is chieftainships the plural of?
Chieftainships is the plural of chieftainship.

Words near chieftainships in the dictionary

  1. chieftainly
  2. chieftainries
  3. chieftainry
  4. chieftains
  5. chieftainship
  6. chieftainships
  7. chieftess
  8. chieftesses
  9. Chieh
  10. Chieh-yang
  11. Chiehhsiu

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