chiefdom

chief

C0288900 (chēf)n.1. One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.2. a. A chief petty officer.b. Nautical The chief engineer of a ship.3. Slang A supervisor; a boss.4. Heraldry The upper section of a shield.adj.1. Highest in rank, authority, or office: the chief scientist in the lab.2. Most important or influential: the chief ingredients in the stew. See Usage Note at absolute.

[Middle English chef, from Old French, from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

chief′dom n.chief′ship′ n.Synonyms: chief, foremost, leading¹, main, primary, prime, principal
These adjectives refer to what is first in rank, importance, or influence: his chief concern; the foremost scholar in her field; the leading cause of heart disease; the main building on campus; the primary purpose of the legislation; a prime example of wasteful spending; the principal figures in the plot.

chiefdom

(ˈtʃiːfdəm) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the region ruled by a chief3. the office or position of a chief

chiefdom

a form of centralized social organization relying primarily on allegiance and not on formal coercive institutions. US evolutionary anthropologists regard it as existing prior to the STATE and as a development from the TRIBE. Chiefdoms are characterized by the emergence of patterns of social stratification and an economic system based on the redistribution of goods, but the distinction between states and tribes is often tenuous. See also SEGMENTARY STATES.

单词	chiefdom
释义	chiefdom chief C0288900 (chēf)n.1. One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.2. a. A chief petty officer.b. Nautical The chief engineer of a ship.3. Slang A supervisor; a boss.4. Heraldry The upper section of a shield.adj.1. Highest in rank, authority, or office: the chief scientist in the lab.2. Most important or influential: the chief ingredients in the stew. See Usage Note at absolute. [Middle English chef, from Old French, from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] chief′dom n.chief′ship′ n.Synonyms: chief, foremost, leading¹, main, primary, prime, principal These adjectives refer to what is first in rank, importance, or influence: his chief concern; the foremost scholar in her field; the leading cause of heart disease; the main building on campus; the primary purpose of the legislation; a prime example of wasteful spending; the principal figures in the plot. chiefdom (ˈtʃiːfdəm) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the region ruled by a chief3. the office or position of a chief IdiomsSeechief chiefdom chiefdom a form of centralized social organization relying primarily on allegiance and not on formal coercive institutions. US evolutionary anthropologists regard it as existing prior to the STATE and as a development from the TRIBE. Chiefdoms are characterized by the emergence of patterns of social stratification and an economic system based on the redistribution of goods, but the distinction between states and tribes is often tenuous. See also SEGMENTARY STATES. LegalSeeChief Chiefdom Chiefdom In Sierra Leone, a political subdivision equivalent to a municipality.
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