chief
noun
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority.
chiefship
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a word derived from
chief.
Example Sentences
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In cases of disputed succession to the chiefship of a tribe the rival claimants were always anxious to get as many as possible to become their vassals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
His efforts to secure the chiefship and the honors of his house, and to extend the power of the Clan, were genuinely patriotic.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Alexander Fraser
The chiefship would appear to be elective, and not hereditary; but I could not distinctly understand whether the appointment rested with the rajah or the tribe.
From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Henry Keppel
He was deposed from his chiefship in 1872, re-instated in 1873, but has been inactive as a chief since, and has lost his influence in the tribe.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson
He won his chiefship by running away with a girl that he loved, whom a more wealthy warrior tried to take from him.
From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
