chieftainship

American  

[cheef-tuhn-ship] / ˈtʃif tənˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the position of a chieftain or the period during which the position is held.

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Example Sentences

For Māori, this includes retaining chieftainship over their lands and resources, but differences between the Māori and English versions of the treaty have left it open to interpretation.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

In 1978, the family of the late Jim White Calf bestowed the hereditary, lifetime chieftainship to Old Person, tribal officials said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

This type of military chieftainship was replaced when the Vandals established their kingdom in North Africa.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Rosling was rewarded with a traditional chieftainship by the Liberian government.

From Nature

The magistrate simply deposed my father, thus ending the Mandela family chieftainship.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela