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CHIEFTAINCY

Dictionary entry overview: What does chieftaincy mean?

• CHIEFTAINCY (noun)
The noun CHIEFTAINCY has 1 sense:

1. the position of chieftain

Familiarity information: CHIEFTAINCY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHIEFTAINCY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The position of chieftain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chieftaincy; chieftainship

Hypernyms ("chieftaincy" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

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