| 单词 | over-chief |
| 释义 | > as lemmasover-chief ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person(s) in high authority over-chief1853 higher-up1902 1853 J. Stevenson tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. 505 If they should come into the presence of their over-chief. 1903 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 4 2 The right to exploit definite tracts was allowed to the chiefs by the king or over-chief. 1915 J. Roscoe Northern Bantu xxii. 231 Once a sub-chief is established in office, he pays no taxes because there are no taxes levied in the country by any chief; still, a peasant acknowledges his over-chief by giving him presents of goats, sheep, and, sometimes, a cow. < as lemmas |
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