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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chief•tain /ˈtʃiftən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropologythe chief of a clan or a tribe.
- a leader of a group, band, etc.: the robbers' chieftain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chief•tain (chēf′tən, -tin),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropologythe chief of a clan or a tribe.
- a leader of a group, band, etc.:the robbers' chieftain.
- Military(cap.) Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 m tons).
- Late Latin capitāneus captain
- Old French
- Middle English cheftayne, variant of chevetaine 1275–1325
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