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overchiefs

overchiefs is the plural of overchief.

Meaning of overchief

Noun

overchief (plural overchiefs)

  1. A higher-ranking chief; a leader of several chiefs.
    • All classes are mentioned, village headmen, overchiefs, tenants and countryheadmen. These last ones are something between a village headman and an overchief.1929, P. O. Bodding, Santal Folk Tales, Volume 3, Williams & Norgate Limited, page 281

Questions about overchiefs

What is overchiefs the plural of?
Overchiefs is the plural of overchief.

Words near overchiefs in the dictionary

  1. overchew
  2. overchewed
  3. overchewing
  4. overchews
  5. overchief
  6. overchiefs
  7. overchildish
  8. overchill
  9. overchilled
  10. overchilling
  11. overchills

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