Chieftain

What do we mean by chieftain?

The leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe. noun

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan. noun

Synonyms Commander, Leader, etc. See chief. noun

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan. noun

A leader of a clan or tribe. noun

A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain. noun

The name of a British military tank. noun

The head of a tribe or clan noun

The leader of a group of people noun

A leader of a clan or tribe.

(by extension) A leader of a group.

Words that are spelled similarly to chieftain:
chieftain, chieftan, chieftains.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word chieftain:
clan, tribe, ibn, pontiac, shi, mir, yielding, raja, ruler, saga, ming, germanic, norse, tribal, khan, jin, viking, romans, tank, conquered, invaded, armour, dynasty, tanks, challenger, descendant, warriors, revolt, gaelic, iceland, tang, tribute, confederation, ruled, shah, ulster, conquest, mac, rebellion, warrior, sultan, settle, byzantine, followers, paying, descendants, emperor, fled, fortress, fought, muhammad, grandson, king, occasion, throne, chief, elder, reign, grave, hindu, ruling, captured, son, christianity, succeeded, monastery, peoples, killed.

Words that rhyme with chieftain:
beef tin, briefed in, debriefed in, reefed in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe chieftain:
great, military, old, local, young, tribal, powerful, indian, irish, famous, petty, native, arab, british, dead, welsh, barbarian, feudal, brave, savage, hereditary, noble, mighty, celebrated, german, ancient, aged, african, celtic, independent, proud, scottish, gallant, gallic, confederate, rival, minor, renowned, former, danish, haughty, mongol, beloved, moorish, greatest, tartar, principal, fallen, gothic, fierce, wily, fated, deceased, ambitious, spanish, illustrious, bold, distinguished, successful, greek, northern, turkish, mahratta, female, heroic, bedouin, unfortunate, victorious, kurdish, warlike, norse, able, valiant, neighbouring, miserable, rajput, sikh, carib, supreme, germanic, berber, venerable, tall.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective chieftain:
king, priests, ship, priest, kings, rule, presidents, society, murderer, vase, tanks, thanes.

Words that sound like chieftain:
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