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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If the son was strong enough to hold the office through his own life and to hand it to his son, the idea soon became fixed that the chiefship belonged in that particular family.
From French Pathfinders in North America by William Henry Johnson
Raghugarh is now a mediatized chiefship in the Central India Agency, controlled by the Resident at Gwālior.
From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by William Sleeman
At page 155 he says regarding Malik,—"being confirmed in his chiefship he engaged to maintain a constant warfare with the citizens of Tayif."
From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali
He is the first man, the first Red Cloud, ever born, and born again, to chiefship of his people.
From The Acorn-Planter A California Forest Play (1916) by Jack London
Asi, like Mataafa, disclaimed his chiefship and declared himself a private person; but he was more rudely dealt with.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
