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1. (n.) chieftain
the chief of a clan or a tribe.
2. chieftain
a leader of a group, band, etc.:
the robbers' chieftain.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME cheftayne, var. of chevetaine < OF < LL capitāneuscaptain)
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1. (noun) captain, chieftain
the leader of a group of people
"a captain of industry"
2. (noun) headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
the head of a tribe or clan
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1. (noun) Chieftain
a captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan
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Sense: the head of a clan, tribe etc.
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 Afrikaans: aanvoerder, opperhoof |
 Arabic: زَعيمُ القَبيلَه |
 Bulgarian: главатар |
 Brazilian: chefe |
 Czech: náčelník |
 German: der Häuptling |
 Danish: høvding |
 Greek: αρχηγός (φυλής κτλ.) |
 Estonian: pealik |
 Farsi: رئیس قبیله؛ خانسالار |
 Finnish: heimopäällikkö |
 French: chef |
 Hebrew: ראש הַשֶבֵט |
 Hindi: सरदार |
 Croatian: poglavica |
 Hungarian: törzsfőnök |
 Indonesian: kepala suku |
 Icelandic: höfðingi |
 Italian: capotribù, capobanda |
 Japanese: 族長 |
 Korean: 족장 |
 Lithuanian: vadas |
 Latvian: vadonis; barvedis |
 Malay: ketua suku kaum |
 Dutch: hoofdman |
 Norwegian: høvding, leder |
 Polish: wódz |
 Persian: رئیس قبیله؛ خانسالار |
 Pashto: مشر(دقوم يا ديوې ډلې |
 Portuguese: chefe |
 Romanian: căpetenie |
 Russian: главарь, вождь |
 Slovak: náčelník, -čka |
 Slovenian: poglavar |
 Serbian: poglavica |
 Swedish: hövding |
 Thai: หัวหน้าเผ่า |
 Turkish: kabile reisi |
 Taiwanese: 族長，酋長 |
 Ukrainian: ватажок; отаман |
 Urdu: قبیلے کا سربراہ |
 Vietnamese: thủ lĩnh |
 Chinese: 族长，酋长 |
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