释义 |
chieftainship|ˈtʃiːftɪnʃɪp| [f. chieftain + -ship.] The office or position of a chieftain.
1771Smollett Humph. Cl. let. 6 Sept., The chieftainship of the Highlanders is a very dangerous influence. 1790Boswell Johnson (1831) I. 241 A Highland gentleman..consulted me if he could not validly purchase the chieftainship of his family from the chief. 1858Bright Sp. Reform 27 Oct., A Government under the chieftainship of Lord Derby. 1866Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. ix. 247. |