chieftainshipn.
/ˈtʃiːftɪnʃɪp/ The office or position of a chieftain.
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society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > position of
patriarchship1619
genarchaship1650
patriarchate1653
chieftainry1747
chieftainship1771
chieftaincy1817
society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > head or chief > position of
headeOE
headhoodc1449
chiefty1552
headship1565
chiefdom1579
chiefship1783
chieftainship1859
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 52 The chieftainship of the Highlanders is a very dangerous influence.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1753 I. 137 A Highland gentleman..consulted me if he could not validly purchase the Chieftainship of his family, from the Chief.
1859 J. Bright Speeches 3 A Government under the chieftainship of Lord Derby.
1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. (1873) I. ix. 247.
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