- chief·tain
- /ˈʧiːftən/ noun, pl -tains [count]: a leader of a tribe or clan
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chief|tain — «CHEEF tuhn», noun. 1. the chief of a clan or tribe: »a Highland chieftain. 2. a head of a group; leader: »Labor chieftains kept a discreet silence (Time). 3. Poetic. a military leader; a captain. ╂[< Old French chevetai … Useful english dictionary
chief|tain|cy — «CHEEF tuhn see», noun, plural cies. the position or rank of a chieftain … Useful english dictionary
chief|tain|ess — «CHEEF tuh nihs», noun. a woman chieftain … Useful english dictionary
chief|tain|ship — «CHEEF tuhn shihp», noun. = chieftaincy. (Cf. ↑chieftaincy) … Useful english dictionary
chief — chief; chief·dom; chief·ery; chief·ess; chief·less; chief·tain; chief·tain·cy; chief·tain·ess; chief·tain·ry; chief·tain·ship; chief·tess; co·chief; cov·er·chief; hand·ker·chief; head·ker·chief; ker·chief·like; mis·chief·ful; neck·er·chief;… … English syllables
tain — ap·per·tain; as·cer·tain; as·cer·tain·a·ble; as·cer·tain·ment; at·tain; at·tain·a·bil·i·ty; at·tain·a·ble; at·tain·a·ble·ness; at·tain·der; at·tain·ment; cap·tain·cy; cap·tain·ess; cap·tain·ly; cap·tain·ry; cap·tain·ship; cer·tain·ly;… … English syllables
Tain District — Land Ghana Region Brong Ahafo Region … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tain Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) — UK former constituency infobox Name = Tain Burghs Type = Burgh Year = 1708 Abolition = 1832 members = oneTain Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the… … Wikipedia
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Satanta (chief) — Satanta This article refers to the Kiowa chief Satanta. For the Irish hero Sétanta, please see Cú Chulainn. Satanta (ca. 1820 1878) was a Kiowa war chief. He was a member of the Kiowa tribe, he was born around 1820, during the height of the power … Wikipedia
