chiefshipn.
/ˈtʃiːfʃɪp/ 1. The office and function of chief.
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society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief > position of
headeOE
headhoodc1449
chiefty1552
headship1565
chiefdom1579
chiefship1783
chieftainship1859
1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Select Comm. Admin. Justice Bengal, Bahar & Orissa iii. 47 Mr. Nicholas Grueber, who preceded Mr. Barwell in the Chiefship of Dacca.
1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon II. x. ii. 625 The chiefship of the district has been ever since in the same family.
1878 N. Amer. Rev. 206 A recognized chiefship in the ministry.
2. A state ruled by a chief.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of others
thanage14..
thanedomc1425
satrapy1569
chiefery1587
caliphate1614
sultany1639
sagamoreship1670
rajaship1698
ladyship1709
satrapate1717
march1726
sachemdom1764
Nizamat1765
khanate1799
jarldom1820
sultanate1822
knightship1845
sheikhdom1845
sachemship1876
sheikh-ship1878
shahdom1884
chiefship1894
thakurate1901
1894 Daily News 18 May 6/2 The ordinary Briton never gives these native kingdoms, principalities, and chiefships a thought.
1899 Daily News 17 Nov. 9/4 The native State—Sarawak—..became a model for the chiefships of the Archipelago.
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