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

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

From Seattle Times

“As a general rule, doling out chieftainships across an organization’s upper echelons only serves to undermine and dilute the leadership role.”

From Washington Times

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

From Nature

When Nelson was an infant, his father was stripped of his chieftainship by a British magistrate for insubordination — showing a proud stubborn streak his son willingly claimed as an inheritance.

From New York Times

But so congenial to minds immature or unformed is the idea of hereditary chieftainship that to this day in Europe the semblance of a king seems the easiest resource against anarchy.

From Project Gutenberg