| 释义 |
chiefship|ˈtʃiːfʃɪp|
[f. chief + -ship.]
1. The office and function of chief.
1783Burke Affairs of India Wks. XI. 193 Mr. Nicholas Grueber, who preceded Mr. Barwell in the chiefship of Dacca. 1859Tennent Ceylon II. x. ii. 625 The chiefship of the district has been ever since in the same family. 1878N. Amer. Rev. 206 A recognized chiefship in the ministry.
2. A state ruled by a chief.
1894Daily News 18 May 6/2 The ordinary Briton never gives these native kingdoms, principalities, and chiefships a thought. 1899Ibid. 17 Nov. 9/4 The native State—Sarawak—..became a model for the chiefships of the Archipelago. |