单词 | chieftess |
释义 | chieftessn. A female chief or chieftain. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > female chieftainessc1410 chiefess1778 head woman1791 chieftess1876 1876 W. J. J. Spry Cruise Her Majesty's Ship ‘Challenger’ xv. 335 A small party of ladies.., amongst whom were..Moa, Queen of Raiatea.., the Chieftess of Morea.., and others. 1884 Missionary Herald (Boston) Jan. 37 The..Christian woman and chieftess. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876 |
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