单词 | chieftain |
释义 | chieftain —chieftaincy, chieftainship, n. /cheef"teuhn, -tin/, n. 1. the chief of a clan or a tribe. 2. a leader of a group, band, etc.: the robbers' chieftain. 3. (cap.) Mil. Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 m tons). [1275-1325; ME cheftayne, var. of chevetaine < OF < LL capitaneus CAPTAIN] |
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