Definition of Chieftaincies

1. Noun. (plural of chieftaincy) ¹

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Definition of Chieftaincies

1. chieftaincy [n] - See also: chieftaincy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chieftaincies

chiefery
chiefes
chiefess
chiefesses
chiefest
chiefless
chiefly
chiefrie
chiefries
chiefry
chiefs
chiefs of state
chiefship
chiefships
chieftain
chieftaincies (current term)
chieftaincy
chieftainess
chieftainesses
chieftains
chieftainship
chieftainships
chieftess
chieftesses
chiel
chield
chields
chiels
chiengora
chierte

Literary usage of Chieftaincies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"By the end of the more a congress of petty chieftaincies. eighteenth century the Mahratta confederacy had Afghanistan, who gradually took possession of the ..."

2. The Story of the Congo Free State: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects by Henry Wellington Wack (1905)
"NATIVE chieftaincies The institution of native chieftaincies, due to the decree of 6th October, 1891, realises an idea too just and too politic for it not ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1882)
"The two priests of war in turn create both the martial and political head chieftaincies, referring the latter to the four priests of the temple for ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"Besides, it comprises an indefinite number of chieftaincies, each of which ... Civil chieftaincies. Let us instance particularly in Red Lake band living in ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"Besides, it comprises an indefinite number of chieftaincies, each of which ... Civil chieftaincies. Let us instance particularly in Red Lake band living in ..."

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