The status or role of a chief; chieftainship. / The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship. / The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief. / A colonial administrative centre.

A leader of a clan or tribe. / (by extension) A leader of a group.

superlative form of chief: most chief

Synonym of chieftainess: a female chieftain.

plural of chieftess

An area or region governed by a chief. / (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.

plural of chiefdom

plural of chieftain

(uncountable) The state of being a chieftain / (countable) The area ruled by a chieftain

The role or position of a chief.