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Noun: chieftain  cheef-tun
  1. The leader of a group of people
    "a chieftain of industry"
    - captain
     
  2. The head of a tribe or clan
    - headman, tribal chief, chief

Derived forms: chieftains

See also: chieftainship

Type of: leader

Encyclopedia: Chieftain

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