Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chieftain"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chieftain
n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: {captain}]
2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: {headman}, {tribal chief}]
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