The role or status of chieftain.

plural of chieftainry

A rent paid to a chief or supreme lord. / A chief's territory.

superlative form of chiefly: most chiefly

(rare, literary, dated) superlative form of chiefly: most chiefly

comparative form of chiefly: more chiefly

plural of chieftaindom

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