n. [ OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief. ] A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Chieftain \Chief"tain\, n. [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF.
chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head.
Cf. {Captain}, and see {chief}.]
A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a
troop, army, or clan.
Syn: Chief; commander; leader; head. See {Chief}.
[1913 Webster] Chieftaincy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chieftain
n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: {captain}, {chieftain}]
2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {headman}, {tribal chief},
{chieftain}, {chief}]
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