chieftainship
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Chieftainship — Chieftaincy Chief tain*cy, Chieftainship Chief tain*ship, n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chieftainship — chieftain ► NOUN ▪ the leader of a people or clan. DERIVATIVES chieftaincy noun (pl. chieftaincies) chieftainship noun. ORIGIN Old French chevetaine, from Latin capitaneus chief … English terms dictionary
chieftainship — noun see chieftain … New Collegiate Dictionary
chieftainship — noun a) The state of being a chieftain b) The area ruled by a chieftain … Wiktionary
chieftainship — n. headship, leadership, position of chieftaincy … English contemporary dictionary
chieftainship — chief·tain·ship … English syllables
chieftainship — Noho ali i … English-Hawaiian dictionary
chieftainship — noun the position of chieftain • Syn: ↑chieftaincy • Derivationally related forms: ↑chieftain • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kazembe — This article is about the Kazembe kings and chiefs. For Kazembe town, see Kazembe (Mwansabombwe). Mwata Kazembe XVII Paul Kanyembo Lutaba in 1961 For more than 250 years Kazembe has been an influential kingdom or chieftainship of the Kiluba… … Wikipedia
Garanganze people — The Garanganze or Yeke people (also Bayeke ) of Katanga in DR Congo established the Yeke Kingdom under the warrior king Msiri who dominated the southern part of Central Africa from 1850 to 1891 and controlled the trade route between Angola and… … Wikipedia
