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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chieftain/ˈtʃiːftən/

▶noun the leader of a people or clan.

– derivatives
chieftaincy /-si/ noun (pl. chieftaincies),
chieftainship noun.

– origin ME and OFr. chevetaine, from late L. capitaneus (see captain); the spelling was assimilated to chief.

'chieftain' also found in these Oxford entries:

captain - galloglass - lempira

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